Human Brain Mapping
Neck spinal cord size peaks in adulthood in lifespan charts
Modeled spinal cord area peaked around the mid-30s in a cross-sectional study of 24,251 healthy or cognitively normal people aged 0–100.Modeled spinal cord area peaked around the mid-30s in a cross-sectional study of 24,251 healthy or cognitively normal people aged 0–100.
Cross-sectional · 24,251 peopleAI & data
Who was studied24,251 healthy or cognitively normal controls
What changedNeck spinal cord cross-sectional area peaked between 33 and 42 years across cervical levels
The catchSpinal segments shift relative to vertebrae with age, potentially distorting apparent cord-size changes