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Adolescence, brain maturation and mental health

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The rate of development of the brain connectome distinguishes adolescents with and without psychiatric symptoms. Those with symptoms exhibit delayed development of connectome distinctiveness as compared to healthy adolescents.

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Figure 1: The human connectome develops into a clear fingerprint signature by adulthood that is distinct to each person.

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Galván, A. Adolescence, brain maturation and mental health. Nat Neurosci 20, 503–504 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4530

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