2014
Cerebral Lateralization is Protective in the Very Prematurely Born
Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Vohr BR, Schneider KC, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Ment LR. Cerebral Lateralization is Protective in the Very Prematurely Born. Cerebral Cortex 2014, 25: 1858-1866. PMID: 24451659, PMCID: PMC4459290, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery preterm participantsPreterm participantsCerebral lateralizationFunctional connectivityPreterm birth altersSevere brain injuryPreterm brainBrain injuryBirth altersTemporal lobeTerm controlsVoxel-based measureDevelopmental delayRight hemisphere lateralizationTerm participantsLateralizationYoung adulthoodSignificant decreaseCerebral asymmetryFurther studiesHemisphere lateralizationLanguage scoresBrainParticipantsAlterations
2012
A left cerebellar pathway mediates language in prematurely-born young adults
Constable RT, Vohr BR, Scheinost D, Benjamin JR, Fulbright RK, Lacadie C, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Zhang H, Papademetris X, Ment LR. A left cerebellar pathway mediates language in prematurely-born young adults. NeuroImage 2012, 64: 371-378. PMID: 22982585, PMCID: PMC3508203, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPT subjectsTerm controlsInferior frontal gyrusFunctional MRIFunctional connectivityResting-state functional MRIYoung adultsCognitive outcomesSeed-based connectivity analysisAge 20 yearsSeed-based analysisAlternative neural pathwaysControl young adultsPreterm subjectsCerebellar connectivityNeural pathwaysCerebellar pathwaysIndex scoreNineteen ptsGray matterMaternal educationQuadrangular lobuleDevelopmental delayPT brainSignificant positive correlation