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Differential Aging of the Human Striatum: Longitudinal Evidence

Naftali Raz^a, Karen M. Rodrigue^a, Kristen M. Kennedy^a, Denise Head^b, Faith Gunning-Dixon^c and James D. Acker^d

^a Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
^b Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
^c Department of Psychology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Glen Oaks, NY
^d Diagnostic Imaging Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital-East, Memphis, TN

View larger version (55K): [in a new window]   FIG 1. An example of demarcation and tracing of three striatal regions of interest (caudate, putamen and globus pallidus) on a series of coronal images.

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   FIG 2. Scatter plots for two volumetric measures of three striatal regions of interest taken on 53 subjects 5 years apart. The lines indicate linear regression of adjusted volumes on age at time 1 (solid line) and time 2 (broken line). Observations at time 1 are represented by solid circles, and observations at time 2 by empty circles. Regional volumes are adjusted for the intracranial volume.