Abstract

This paper analyzes the data obtained from tissue samples of the human brains containing protein expression values. The data have been processed for their thermodynamic measure in terms of the Gibbs free energy of the corresponding protein-protein interaction networks. We have investigated the functional dependence of the Gibbs free energies on age and found consistent trends for most of the 16 main brain areas. The peak of the Gibbs energy values is found at birth with a trend toward plateauing at the age of maturity. We have also compared the data for males and females and uncovered functional differences for some of the brain regions.

Details

Title
Thermodynamic Measures of Human Brain Development from Fetal Stage to Adulthood
Author
Tuszynski, Jack; Rietman, Edward; Taylor, Sophie; Siegelmann, Hava; Cavaglia, Marco
University/institution
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Section
New Results
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Feb 13, 2019
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
ISSN
2692-8205
Source type
Working Paper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2179175564
Copyright
© 2019. This article is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (“the License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.