2016
Language at rest: A longitudinal study of intrinsic functional connectivity in preterm children
Rowlands MA, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Vohr B, Li F, Schneider KC, Constable R, Ment LR. Language at rest: A longitudinal study of intrinsic functional connectivity in preterm children. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 11: 149-157. PMID: 26937383, PMCID: PMC4753807, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft occipito-temporal cortexOccipito-temporal cortexVerbal IQPerformance IQLanguage deficitsSignificant connectivity reductionsPreterm childrenIntrinsic functional connectivityFull IQFunctional connectivity networksFunctional connectivityIQAge 8PT childrenConnectivity reductionLong-range connectionsWorse performanceLinear mixed effects modelsLongitudinal studyConnectivity networksAge 16PT subjectsTS childrenCortical connectivityTerm children
2014
GABA, Resting-State Connectivity and the Developing Brain
Kwon SH, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Benjamin J, Myers EH, Qiu M, Schneider KC, Rothman DL, Constable RT, Ment LR. GABA, Resting-State Connectivity and the Developing Brain. Neonatology 2014, 106: 149-155. PMID: 24970028, PMCID: PMC4134402, DOI: 10.1159/000362433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidTerm-equivalent agePreterm infantsGABA concentrationTerm controlsFunctional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansResting-state functional connectivityRegional GABA concentrationTerm control groupResonance imaging scansResting-state connectivityRight frontal lobeConcentration of GABANAA/cholineMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPreclinical dataImaging scansFrontal lobeControl groupInfantsBrainMRI dataAge