How infant brains fold: Sulcal deepening is linked to development of sulcal span, thickness, curvature, and microstructure
Sarah Shi Tung, Xiaoqian Yan, Bella Fascendini, Christina Tyagi, Charleny Martinez Reyes, Keithan Ducre, Karla Perez, Ahmad Allen, Juliet Horenziak, Hua Wu, Boris R. Keil, Vaidehi S. Natu, Kalanit Grill-spector A
This study shows that postnatal sulcal deepening in infant brains is nonuniform and depends on prenatal emergence timing, tissue microstructure, and macroanatomical factors.
Communications Biology · Jan 16, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience