2023
The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain
Spann M, Alleyne K, Holland C, Davids A, Pierre-Louis A, Bang C, Oyeneye V, Kiflom R, Shea E, Cheng B, Peterson B, Monk C, Scheinost D. The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 476-485. PMID: 37968451, PMCID: PMC10724278, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01765-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetwork controllability of structural connectomes in the neonatal brain
Sun H, Jiang R, Dai W, Dufford A, Noble S, Spann M, Gu S, Scheinost D. Network controllability of structural connectomes in the neonatal brain. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 5820. PMID: 37726267, PMCID: PMC10509217, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41499-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCognitionConnectomeFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPregnancyPremature BirthWhite MatterImpact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants
Bobba P, Weber C, Higaki A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Taylor S, Payabvash S. Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2023, 33: 991-1002. PMID: 37483073, PMCID: PMC10800683, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weight z-scoreMagnetic resonance imagingVery preterm infantsPostnatal weight gainWeight z-scoreWhite matter maturationBirth weightDiffusion tensor imagingNeurological outcomePreterm infantsGestational ageWeight gainCorpus callosumHigher birth weight z-scoresBrain white matter maturationLong-term neurological deficitsZ-scoreBrain developmentWeight z-score changeWM tractsZ-score changeWM maturationWeeks of lifeNeurological deficitsNutritional intervention
2022
Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates
Scheinost D, Chang J, Lacadie C, Brennan-Wydra E, Foster R, Boxberger A, Macari S, Vernetti A, Constable RT, Ment LR, Chawarska K. Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16230. PMID: 36171268, PMCID: PMC9517994, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20617-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst Year InventoryAnterior insulaFunctional connectivityMaternal mental health factorsLeft anterior insulaState functional connectivityMental health factorsSubsample of participantsPostmenstrual ageSalience networkFamily historySocial domainsNeural circuitryAutismSocial behaviorBrain imagingHigher likelihoodInsulaSocial developmentHypoconnectivityExploratory analysisThird trimesterFuture onsetHealth factorsRisk scoreAn ode to fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging: Chronicling early clinical to research applications with MRI, and an introduction to an academic society connecting the field
Pollatou A, Filippi CA, Aydin E, Vaughn K, Thompson D, Korom M, Dufford AJ, Howell B, Zöllei L, Di Martino A, Graham A, Group F, Scheinost D, Spann MN. An ode to fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging: Chronicling early clinical to research applications with MRI, and an introduction to an academic society connecting the field. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 54: 101083. PMID: 35184026, PMCID: PMC8861425, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101083.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Functional Connectivity for the Language Network in the Developing Brain: 30 Weeks of Gestation to 30 Months of Age
Scheinost D, Chang J, Lacadie C, Brennan-Wydra E, Constable RT, Chawarska K, Ment LR. Functional Connectivity for the Language Network in the Developing Brain: 30 Weeks of Gestation to 30 Months of Age. Cerebral Cortex 2021, 32: 3289-3301. PMID: 34875024, PMCID: PMC9340393, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationFirst postnatal monthMonths of agePostnatal monthFunctional connectivityWernicke's areaWeeks postmenstrual ageLanguage networkResting-state fMRI dataPostmenstrual ageFetal onsetInterhemispheric connectionsIntrahemispheric connectionsPrimary analysisOlder infantsNeurobehavioral disordersSecondary analysisGestationCross-sectional dataMonthsBrocaUnique participantsWeeksSignificant increaseFunctional connections
2020
Association of Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index With Fetal Growth and Neonatal Thalamic Brain Connectivity Among Adolescent and Young Women
Spann MN, Scheinost D, Feng T, Barbato K, Lee S, Monk C, Peterson BS. Association of Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index With Fetal Growth and Neonatal Thalamic Brain Connectivity Among Adolescent and Young Women. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2024661. PMID: 33141162, PMCID: PMC7610195, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.24661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal prepregnancy BMIMaternal prepregnancy body mass indexPrepregnancy body mass indexNeonatal functional connectivityPrepregnancy BMIBody mass indexFetal growthFunctional connectivityFetal weightMass indexMAIN OUTCOMEHigher maternal prepregnancy body mass indexElectronic health record reviewAdverse long-term outcomesProspective longitudinal cohort studyColumbia University Irving Medical CenterBrain connectivityHigher maternal BMIHealth record reviewLong-term outcomesRoutine prenatal careLongitudinal cohort studyMajor health problemFetal head circumferenceTime of recruitmentAssociations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory
Scheinost D, Spann MN, McDonough L, Peterson BS, Monk C. Associations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1272-1279. PMID: 32305039, PMCID: PMC7297970, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0677-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal distressInfant memoryMaternal distressCortex connectivityPrenatal distressHippocampal connectivityFunctional connectivityNegative psychological statesMeasures of distressHippocampal functional connectivityDifferent dimensionsPregnant adolescentsHippocampal seedsPsychological stateMemory abilityReinforcement taskResting-state imaging dataInfant brainDistressUnique effectsMemoryMultiple dimensionsAdolescentsWeeks post-menstrual agePost-menstrual age
2019
Prefrontal Cortical and Behavioral Adaptations to Surgical Delivery Mediated by Metabolic Principles
Taylor-Giorlando M, Scheinost D, Ment L, Rothman D, Horvath TL. Prefrontal Cortical and Behavioral Adaptations to Surgical Delivery Mediated by Metabolic Principles. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 5061-5071. PMID: 30877804, PMCID: PMC6918927, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliverySurgical deliveryLayer 3 pyramidal neuronsAlters mitochondrial dynamicsValues of miceMurine findingsCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsAdult behaviorHuman neonatesMaze testPrepulse inhibitionSpine synapsesPsychiatric illnessAdult miceNeuronal circuitryAnimal modelsClinical relevanceHuman clinical relevanceUCP-2Prefrontal cortexMitochondrial adaptationsImpaired performanceMitochondrial mechanismsBehavioral phenotypes
2018
Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior
Spann MN, Monk C, Scheinost D, Peterson BS. Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 2877-2886. PMID: 29487127, PMCID: PMC5852665, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2272-17.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal immune activationC-reactive proteinFetal heart rate variabilityNeonatal functional connectivityInterleukin-6Postmenstrual ageImmune activationSalience networkFunctional connectivityPsychiatric disordersCRP levelsEpidemiological studiesMaternal C-reactive proteinResting-state imaging dataC-reactive protein levelsMaternal CRP levelsMaternal IL-6Months postmenstrual agePrenatal maternal immune activationSame psychiatric disordersWeeks postmenstrual ageIL-6 levelsAlters functional connectivityAltered brain developmentSame gestational age
2017
Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents
Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Mayes LC, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 129-136. PMID: 28888152, PMCID: PMC5808433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureNeutral-relaxing conditionsPCE adolescentsParietal connectivityConnectivity analysisSensory areasAdolescent brain functionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCue interaction effectsIntrinsic connectivity analysesMedial prefrontal areasSeed-based connectivity analysisSubstance Use InitiationAltered functional connectivityAppetitive cuesObesity vulnerabilityPCE statusNeural responsesCorticolimbic connectivityPrefrontal areasFunctional connectivityCraving scoresUtero drug exposureGroup differencesLess connectivityFine Motor Skill Mediates Visual Memory Ability with Microstructural Neuro-correlates in Cerebellar Peduncles in Prematurely Born Adolescents
Thomas AR, Lacadie C, Vohr B, Ment LR, Scheinost D. Fine Motor Skill Mediates Visual Memory Ability with Microstructural Neuro-correlates in Cerebellar Peduncles in Prematurely Born Adolescents. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 27: 322-329. PMID: 28108493, PMCID: PMC5939198, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrooved Pegboard TestFine motor skillsVisual-motor integrationRey-Osterrieth Complex Figure TestCerebellar peduncleFractional anisotropyBrain injuryGPT scoresMotor skillsBilateral middle cerebellar pedunclesNeonatal brain injuryDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingRight superior cerebellar peduncleAge 16 yearsSuperior cerebellar peduncleMiddle cerebellar peduncleBeery Visual Motor IntegrationMagnetic resonance imagingRisk of deficitsWhite matter microstructurePegboard TestPretermResonance imagingComplex Figure TestTerm controls
2016
Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome?
Scheinost D, Sinha R, Cross SN, Kwon SH, Sze G, Constable RT, Ment LR. Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome? Pediatric Research 2016, 81: 214-226. PMID: 27673421, PMCID: PMC5313513, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderStress-related symptomsPrenatal exposureRisk factorsMajor depressionFetal brainMaternal stressPrenatal stressNeural elementsNeurobehavioral disordersFunctional connectivityHyperactivity disorderHuman neurodevelopmentDisordersAutism spectrum disorderFunctional networksConnectomeSpectrum disorderHuman connectomePregnancySymptomsNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaBrainPrenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates
Scheinost D, Kwon SH, Lacadie C, Sze G, Sinha R, Constable RT, Ment LR. Prenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 12: 381-388. PMID: 27622134, PMCID: PMC5009231, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stress exposurePreterm neonatesPreterm birthPrenatal stressStress exposureTerm controlsFunctional connectivityAmygdala connectivityNeuropsychiatric disordersResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingPrenatal stress altersEarly life stressFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPeristriate cortexPrenatal exposureHigh riskMaternal stressIndependent cohortNeonatesLeft amygdalaSubcortical regionsResonance imagingAmygdalaCohort