Table 1 Post-adolescent changes in cortical complexity

Frontal LH

2.460 ± 0.019

2.439 ± 0.016

p = 0.013; U = 11

2.561 ± 0.014

2.537 ± 0.020

p = 0.013; U = 11

Parietal LH

2.421 ± 0.019

2.384 ± 0.017

p = 0.002; U = 4

2.530 ± 0.011

2.499 ± 0.019

p = 0.002; U = 4

Temporal LH

2.405 ± 0.023

2.395 ± 0.017

p = 0.189; U = 24

2.525 ± 0.015

2.514 ± 0.014

p = 0.094; U = 20

Occipital LH

2.340 ± 0.023

2.322 ± 0.020

p = 0.221; U = 25

2.459 ± 0.021

2.443 ± 0.016

p = 0.052; U = 17

Frontal RH

2.460 ± 0.012

2.427 ± 0.025

p = 0.013; U = 11

2.565 ± 0.013

2.539 ± 0.020

p = 0.01; U = 10

Parietal RH

2.419 ± 0.018

2.371 ± 0.036

p = 0.016; U = 12

2.540 ± 0.013

2.498 ± 0.025

p = 0.002; U = 5

Temporal RH

2.398 ± 0.013

2.381 ± 0.022

p = 0.077; U = 19

2.529 ± 0.011

2.516 ± 0.016

p = 0.063; U = 18

Occipital RH

2.320 ± 0.027

2.317 ± 0.049

p = 0.892; U = 37

2.464 ± 0.022

2.446 ± 0.034

p = 0.298; U = 27

LH

2.506 ± 0.013

2.497 ± 0.016

p = 0.298; U = 27

2.624 ± 0.013

2.600 ± 0.018

p = 0.006; U = 8

RH

2.517 ± 0.014

2.489 ± 0.016

p = 0.004; U = 7

2.627 ± 0.011

2.600 ± 0.019

p = 0.006; U = 8

WB

2.540 ± 0.017

2.513 ± 0.022

p = 0.016; U = 12

2.664 ± 0.012

2.637 ± 0.019

p = 0.003; U = 7

Region

boys n = 6 mean ± sd

men n = 7 mean ± sd

boys > men Mann Whitney Test (p; U)

boys n = 6 mean ± sd

men n = 7 mean ± sd

boys > men Mann Whitney Test (p; U)

Frontal LH

2.450 ± 0.018

2.417 ± 0.018

p = 0.004; U = 1

2.551 ± 0.012

2.522 ± 0.016

p = 0.004; U = 1

Parietal LH

2.402 ± 0.024

2.356 ± 0.033

p = 0.015; U = 4

2.517 ± 0.017

2.470 ± 0.026

p = 0.007; U = 2

Temporal LH

2.413 ± 0.019

2.372 ± 0.037

p = 0.032; U = 6

2.535 ± 0.009

2.490 ± 0.030

p = 0.015; U = 4

Occipital LH

2.329 ± 0.011

2.317 ± 0.012

p = 0.116; U = 10

2.450 ± 0.012

2.427 ± 0.018

p = 0.015; U = 4

Frontal RH

2.449 ± 0.012

2.404 ± 0.026

p = 0.010; U = 3

2.553 ± 0.010

2.520 ± 0.020

p = 0.004; U = 1

Parietal RH

2.397 ± 0.024

2.367 ± 0.025

p = 0.022; U = 5

2.514 ± 0.018

2.480 ± 0.024

p = 0.015; U = 4

Temporal RH

2.389 ± 0.021

2.369 ± 0.024

p = 0.116; U = 10

2.519 ± 0.018

2.496 ± 0.024

p = 0.063; U = 8

Occipital RH

2.318 ± 0.037

2.317 ± 0.018

p = 0.668; U = 18

2.446 ± 0.024

2.438 ± 0.015

p = 0.568; U = 17

LH

2.504 ± 0.017

2.480 ± 0.023

p = 0.063; U = 8

2.614 ± 0.010

2.580 ± 0.018

p = 0.004; U = 1

RH

2.510 ± 0.014

2.482 ± 0.022

p = 0.032; U = 6

2.613 ± 0.015

2.582 ± 0.018

p = 0.032; U = 6

WB

2.541 ± 0.015

2.511 ± 0.017

p = 0.015; U = 4

2.650 ± 0.012

2.618 ± 0.017

p = 0.004; U = 1