Population neuroimaging: generation of a comprehensive data resource within the ALSPAC pregnancy and birth cohort

Tamsin H Sharp*, Nancy S McBride, Amy E Howell, C John Evans, Derek K Jones, Gavin Perry, Stavros I Dimitriadis, Thomas M Lancaster, Luisa Zuccolo, Caroline Relton, Sarah M Matthews, Thomas Breeze, Anthony S David, Mark Drakesmith, David E J Linden, Tomas Paus, Esther Walton

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Abstract

Neuroimaging offers a valuable insight into human brain development by allowing in vivo assessment of structure, connectivity and function. Multimodal neuroimaging data have been obtained as part of three sub-studies within the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective multigenerational pregnancy and birth cohort based in the United Kingdom. Brain imaging data were acquired when offspring were between 18 and 24 years of age, and included acquisition of structural, functional and magnetization transfer magnetic resonance, diffusion tensor, and magnetoencephalography imaging. This resource provides a unique opportunity to combine neuroimaging data with extensive phenotypic and genotypic measures from participants, their mothers, and fathers.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages17
JournalWellcome Open Research
Early online date28 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2020

Keywords

  • neurodevelopment
  • neuroimaging
  • brain morphology
  • brain function
  • ALSPAC
  • population health
  • birth cohort
  • MRI

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