The research could eventually allow doctors to look for signs of atypical development in young patients. But, for now, the results are meant for scientists who study typical brain growth or brain disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
The volume of gray matter, which represents brain cells, peaks before age 6.
The project began more than six years ago when two young researchers at a scientific conference began talking about a simple question: How does a person's brain change during their lifespan? , a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, began asking other researchers if they would contribute their study data to the effort.
Eventually, they had brain scan data from more than 100,000 individuals, ranging from a fetus to a centenarian. And when they analyzed the data, they began to realize how different brains could be.
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