Vaidehi S. Natu

Postnatal maturation of putamen microstructure accompanies topographic white matter connectivity and altered circuits in autism

The putamen is a major hub of the basal ganglia that emerges early in gestation. However, whether its mature organization is established before birth or emerges postnatally remains unknown. Using cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative MRI (R1 and R2*, related to tissue density and iron, respectively), and diffus...