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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2026

Cortical Structures Underlying Schizophrenia and Sex Differences in Preadolescents: An Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Jinmei Du, Xin Cui, Xintian Hong, Caiyun Chen, Yu Jin, Yuanyuan Wang

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Jinmei Du *Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory of Reading and Development in Children and Adolescents, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Xin Cui *Bay Area School of Applied Psychological Sciences, Beijing Normal University, 519087, Zhuhai, China. xincui@bnu.edu.cn.
Xintian HongPhilosophy and Social Science Laboratory of Reading and Development in Children and Adolescents, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Caiyun ChenPhilosophy and Social Science Laboratory of Reading and Development in Children and Adolescents, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Yu JinDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University, 100091, Beijing, China. jinyu@bnu.edu.cn.
Yuanyuan WangPhilosophy and Social Science Laboratory of Reading and Development in Children and Adolescents, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510631, China. angelayuanyuanwang@gmail.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201708Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2026A1515030033The Striving for the First-Class, Improving Weak Links and Highlighting Features (SIH) Key Discipline for Psychology in South China Normal University, and the National Center for Mental Health and Prevention MHSK2024B24
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Schizophrenia is a severe, highly disabling psychiatric disorder, and identification of early neurological indicators is essential for early diagnosis and targeted intervention. This study aimed to investigate brain structure in children with schizophrenia aged 9-10 years and to examine potential sex differences. We selected 10,332 eligible participants from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, of which 238 children with schizophrenia were screened by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (KSADS-5) diagnostic items, and propensity score was used to match the healthy group (N = 238). Nineteen regions of interest (ROI) closely related to schizophrenia, based on the previous reviews, were selected. Linear mixed-effects models were used to analyze the differences between children with schizophrenia and healthy children in the ROIs. Moreover, sex differences were further compared in brain regions significantly associated with schizophrenia. Our results indicated notable structural changes in several brain regions among children with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls. These regions included the left medial orbital sulcus, right central sulcus, right postcentral gyrus, right precentral gyrus, left lateral occipital temporal sulcus, and the right triangular part of the inferior frontal gyrus. Further comparisons on sex revealed that boys with schizophrenia had a significantly increased surface area of the right triangular part of the inferior frontal gyrus (Cohen's d = -0.32) and reduced volume in the right postcentral gyrus (Cohen's d = 0.31) and right central sulcus (Cohen's d = 0.28) compared to girls. The findings suggest that sex-related structural differences may inform individualized neuromodulation and pharmacological strategies for schizophrenia.

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Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyBrain structureChildrenSchizophreniaSex differences

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