Brain Structural Alterations in Left-Behind Children: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Brain Structural Alterations in Left-Behind Children: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Parental migration has caused millions of children left behind, especially in China and India. Left-behind children (LBC) have a high risk of mental disorders and may present negative life outcomes in the future. However, little is known whether there are cerebral structural alterations in LBC in re...

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Main Authors: Yuchuan Fu, Yuan Xiao, Meimei Du, Chuanwan Mao, Gui Fu, Lili Yang, Xiaozheng Liu, John A. Sweeney, Su Lui, Zhihan Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Subjects:
left-behind children
gray matter volume
fractional anisotropy
MRI
cognition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2019.00033/full

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