Structural and functional brain scans from the cross-sectional Southwest University adult lifespan dataset

• DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.134
• Publication Date: 2018-07-17T12:49:02Z
• Authors: Dongtao Wei; Kaixiang Zhuang; Lei Ai; Qunlin Chen; Wenjing Yang; Wei Liu; Kangcheng Wang; Jiangzhou Sun; Jiang Qiu
• Keywords: Statistics and Probability; Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Male; 0301 basic medicine; Data Descriptor; Aging; Adolescent; Longevity; Brain; Neuroimaging; Library and Information Sciences; Middle Aged; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Computer Science Applications; Education; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Female; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Information Systems; Aged

AbstractRecently, the field of developmental neuroscience has aimed to uncover the developmental trajectory of the human brain and to understand the changes that occur as a function of ageing. Here, we present a dataset of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data covering the adult lifespan that includes structural MRI and resting-state functional MRI. Four hundred ninety-four healthy adults (age range: 19-80 years; Males=187) were recruited and completed two multi-modal MRI scan sessions at the Brain Imaging Center of Southwest University, Chongqing, China. The goals of the dataset are to give researchers the opportunity to map the developmental trajectories of structural and functional changes in the human brain and to replicate previous findings.