Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Inserm, Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute U1208, 69500, Bron, France.
Sci Rep. 2018 Sep 18;8(1):13988. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32088-9.
The sulcal morphology of the human medial frontal cortex has received marked interest because of (1) its remarkable link with the functional organization of this region, and (2) observations that deviations from 'normal' sulcal morphological variability correlate with the prevalence of some psychiatric disorders, cognitive abilities, or personality traits. Unfortunately, background studies on environmental or genetic factors influencing the ontogenesis of the sulcal organization in this region are critically lacking. We analysed the sulcal morphological organization in this region in twins and non-twin siblings, as well as in control subjects for a total of 599 subjects from the Human Connectome Project. The data first confirm significant biases in the presence of paracingulate sulci in left vs right hemispheres in the whole population (twin: p < 2.4.10; non-twin: p < 2.10) demonstrating a clear general laterality in human subjects. Second, measures of similarity between siblings and estimations of heritability suggest significant environmental factors, in particular in-womb environment, and weak additive genetic factors influencing the presence of a paracingulate sulcus. Finally, we found that relationships between sulcal organization and performance in cognitive, motor, and affective tests depend on the twin status (Twins versus Non-twins). These results provide important new insights to the issue of the significance of sulcal organization in the human medial frontal cortex.
人类内侧前额皮质的脑沟形态受到了广泛关注,原因有二:(1)其与该区域的功能组织具有显著的联系;(2)观察到“正常”脑沟形态变异性的偏差与某些精神障碍、认知能力或人格特质的患病率有关。不幸的是,关于影响该区域脑沟组织发生的环境或遗传因素的背景研究非常缺乏。我们分析了双胞胎和非双胞胎兄弟姐妹以及对照组共 599 名人类连接组计划参与者的内侧前额皮质脑沟形态组织。该数据首先证实了在整个人群中,左侧和右侧大脑半球存在旁中央沟的存在存在明显的偏侧性(双胞胎:p < 2.4.10;非双胞胎:p < 2.10),这表明人类存在明显的偏侧性。其次,兄弟姐妹之间的相似性测量和遗传力的估计表明,存在显著的环境因素,特别是子宫内环境,以及微弱的加性遗传因素,影响旁中央沟的存在。最后,我们发现脑沟组织与认知、运动和情感测试表现之间的关系取决于双胞胎状态(双胞胎与非双胞胎)。这些结果为人类内侧前额皮质脑沟组织的重要性提供了新的见解。