TABLE 1:

Timing parameters from the myelination model

RegionOnset (months)TC (months)Maturation Age (months)
18q−Control18q−Control18q−Control
FWM6.7 ± 0.541.8 ± 1.0316.3 ± 2.5410.3 ± 0.3071.9 ± 10.1743.2 ± 1.59
SWM3.6 ± 0.940.8 ± 0.1612.4 ± 0.956.3 ± 0.7553.2 ± 3.9326.0 ± 3.02
PWM3.7 ± 1.751.9 ± 0.2512.7 ± 3.598.2 ± 0.9354.5 ± 14.4034.7 ± 3.74
Genu2.6 ± 1.101.9 ± 0.5113.1 ± 0.575.4 ± 0.2755.0 ± 2.5423.5 ± 1.18
Splenium3.1 ± 0.452.3 ± 0.118.1 ± 2.442.4 ± 0.4735.5 ± 9.7711.9 ± 1.90
MCBP−4.9 ± 0.49−3.9 ± 0.6012.1 ± 2.874.1 ± 0.4743.5 ± 11.5012.5 ± 1.97
  • Note.—TC is the time constant for myelination model; maturation age, Age when myelin development reaches about 98% of the equilibrium level (onset + 4TC). All SDs estimated by using propagation of errors from Bevington et al (24).