Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 172, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , 30 April 2009

Variations in cortical folding patterns are related to individual differences in temperament

  • Sarah Whittle

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Nicholas B. Allen

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Alex Fornito

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Dan I. Lubman

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Julian G. Simmons

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Christos Pantelis

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Murat Yücel

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Levels 2 and 3, National Neuroscience Facility, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street, Carlton South, Vic 3053, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 8344 1877.

Received 14 November 2007 ,Revised 29 March 2008 ,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.005

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 172, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , 30 April 2009

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