Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses
De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Basu SK, Said M, Scheinost D, Murnick J, Chang T, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses. NeuroImage 2020, 219: 117043. PMID: 32534962, PMCID: PMC7493786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature infantsHealthy fetusesBrain connectivityStructural brain injuryBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalBrain structural changesStress-related areasNormal brain MRIState functional MRIFunctional connectivity strengthFunctional brain connectivityLevel-dependent signalMedial temporal lobeNetwork-based statisticsSeed-based correlation analysisUtero fetusesBasal gangliaBrain injuryTerm ageBrain MRITemporal lobeExposure altersInfantsRegion of interestFunctional MRI