Training induces changes in white-matter architecture.

Journal article

Although experience-dependent structural changes have been found in adult gray matter, there is little evidence for such changes in white matter. Using diffusion imaging, we detected a localized increase in fractional anisotropy, a measure of microstructure, in white matter underlying the intraparietal sulcus following training of a complex visuo-motor skill. This provides, to the best of our knowledge, the first evidence for training-related changes in white-matter structure in the healthy human adult brain.

Authors: Scholz, J; Klein, M; Behrens, T; Johansen-Berg, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Nature neuroscience
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1370-1371
• Publication date: 2009-11-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nn.2412
• EISSN: 1546-1726
• ISSN: 1097-6256
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hand Strength; Female; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Adult; Brain; Psychomotor Performance; Male; Anisotropy; Adolescent; Brain Mapping; Teaching; Neuronal Plasticity; Young Adult; Time Factors; Movement; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted