Brain cortical folding patterns vary significantly between individuals
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Brain cortical folding patterns and morphological networks vary substantially across individuals, providing reliable neuroanatomical fingerprints and markers for individual identification.
Evidence for · 4
Towards understanding interindividual differences in cortical morphological brain networks
2020 · cited by 2
Paper 0 establishes that morphological brain networks based on measures such as sulcal depth and gyrification index account for significant interindividual variance and can identify individuals with high accuracy.
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Structural brain imaging biomarkers for predicting seizure recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure.
2026 · cited by 1
Paper 1 notes that gyral curvatures and cortical folding patterns exhibit substantial inter-hemispheric and inter-individual variability.
Compensating cortical thickness for cortical folding-related variation.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 7 explicitly discusses how cortical folds vary widely across individuals and introduce unmodeled variance into neuroimaging studies.
Genetic insights on the mechanisms of human cortical folding
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 11 maps human sulcal complexity across large cohorts, confirming that intricate cortical folding patterns are distinct and variable across individuals.