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Article Dans Une Revue Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Année : 2023

Hemispheric asymmetry in cortical thinning reflects intrinsic organization of the neurotransmitter systems and homotopic functional connectivity

Sylvane Desrivières
Antoine Grigis
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Penny Gowland
Bernd Ittermann
Luise Poustka
Robert Whelan
Gareth Barker
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Rüdiger Brühl
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Herve Lemaitre
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Lauren Robinson
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Jeanne Winterer
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Edward Barker
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Hemispheric lateralization and its origins have been of great interest in neuroscience for over a century. The left–right asymmetry in cortical thickness may stem from differential maturation of the cerebral cortex in the two hemispheres. Here, we investigated the spatial pattern of hemispheric differences in cortical thinning during adolescence, and its relationship with the density of neurotransmitter receptors and homotopic functional connectivity. Using longitudinal data from IMAGEN study (N = 532), we found that many cortical regions in the frontal and temporal lobes thinned more in the right hemisphere than in the left. Conversely, several regions in the occipital and parietal lobes thinned less in the right (vs. left) hemisphere. We then revealed that regions thinning more in the right (vs. left) hemispheres had higher density of neurotransmitter receptors and transporters in the right (vs. left) side. Moreover, the hemispheric differences in cortical thinning were predicted by homotopic functional connectivity. Specifically, regions with stronger homotopic functional connectivity showed a more symmetrical rate of cortical thinning between the left and right hemispheres, compared with regions with weaker homotopic functional connectivity. Based on these findings, we suggest that the typical patterns of hemispheric differences in cortical thinning may reflect the intrinsic organization of the neurotransmitter systems and related patterns of homotopic functional connectivity.

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hal-04471134 , version 1 (21-02-2024)

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Zhijie Liao, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun Bokde, Sylvane Desrivières, Herta Flor, et al.. Hemispheric asymmetry in cortical thinning reflects intrinsic organization of the neurotransmitter systems and homotopic functional connectivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023, 120 (42), pp.e2306990120. ⟨10.1073/pnas.2306990120⟩. ⟨hal-04471134⟩
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