Featured Publications
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
2024
Developmental trajectories of the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks from the third trimester through the newborn period
Scheinost D, Chang J, Brennan-Wydra E, Lacadie C, Constable R, Chawarska K, Ment L. Developmental trajectories of the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks from the third trimester through the newborn period. Imaging Neuroscience 2024, 2: 1-16. DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFronto-parietalDevelopmental trajectoriesImpact of maternal mental healthResting-state functional MRIWeeks postmenstrual ageInter-network connectivityIntra-network connectivityMaternal stress levelsMaternal mental healthPostmenstrual ageSalience networkFunctional MRINeurobehavioral disordersNeurodevelopmental disordersDMNMental healthThird trimesterConnectivity measuresSalienceConnectivity values
2023
SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability
O'Brien M, Pryzhkova M, Lake E, Mandino F, Shen X, Karnik R, Atkins A, Xu M, Ji W, Konstantino M, Brueckner M, Ment L, Khokha M, Jordan P. SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 25: 430. PMID: 38203602, PMCID: PMC10779392, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally
Bobba P, Weber C, Malhotra A, Bahtiyar M, Copel J, Taylor S, Ment L, Payabvash S. Early brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 21514. PMID: 38057452, PMCID: PMC10700578, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48963-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes
Weber C, Lake E, Haider S, Mozayan A, Bobba P, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Payabvash S. Autism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1285396. PMID: 38075286, PMCID: PMC10702224, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1285396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matterPositive symptom correlationAutism spectrum disorderSymptom severity scoresBetween-group differencesAbnormal connectivity patternsCortical nodesVoxel-wise analysisDiffusion tensor imagingSeverity scoreWM fiber tractsSymptom correlationClinical dataConnectome disruptionConnectome changesEarly changesCortical regionsInfantsED reductionWM disruptionDisorder-specific changesTensor imagingFunctional imagingFiber tractsProbabilistic tractography
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 scoreBrain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates
Bobba PS, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Brain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2022, 33: 79-84. PMID: 36164277, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic lesionsSeverity of HIEModerate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyTerm neonatesIschemic lesionsDiffusion-weighted imagingBasal gangliaDiagnosis of HIESeverity categoriesBrain injury patternsDeep white matterMRI diffusion-weighted imagingT2-weighted imagesPresence of lesionsVoxel-wise analysisRespiration (APGAR) scoreInfarct volumeStandard brain spaceIschemic encephalopathyInjury patternsBrain injuryLentiform nucleusLesion volumeAge-dependent white matter microstructural disintegrity in autism spectrum disorder
Weber CF, Lake EMR, Haider SP, Mozayan A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Bamford NS, Ment L, Constable T, Payabvash S. Age-dependent white matter microstructural disintegrity in autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2022, 16: 957018. PMID: 36161157, PMCID: PMC9490315, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.957018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains
Bobba PS, Weber CF, Mak A, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Vossough A, Grant PE, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 4326-4334. PMID: 35599634, PMCID: PMC9435001, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageCerebellar white matterWhite matterNeonatal brainDiffusion-weighted imagingCorpus callosumMD valuesCorpus callosum myelinationLower gestational ageTerm-equivalent ageSubcortical white matterFA/MDApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMonths of ageDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metricsDiffusion metricsAge-related evolutionAge-related changesAge-specific normative valuesNeonatal ageBrain parenchymaCorticospinal tractNeonate brainDiffusivity metricsADC values
2021
Neuroimaging of the Preterm Brain: Review and Recommendations
Inder TE, de Vries LS, Ferriero DM, Grant PE, Ment LR, Miller SP, Volpe JJ. Neuroimaging of the Preterm Brain: Review and Recommendations. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 237: 276-287.e4. PMID: 34146549, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood Insecurity in Medical Students: Preliminary Data From Yale School of Medicine
Zhou AG, Mercier MR, Chan C, Criscione J, Angoff N, Ment LR. Food Insecurity in Medical Students: Preliminary Data From Yale School of Medicine. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 774-776. PMID: 34031298, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus
Jin SC, Dong W, Kundishora AJ, Panchagnula S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Furey CG, Allocco AA, Walker RL, Nelson-Williams C, Smith H, Dunbar A, Conine S, Lu Q, Zeng X, Sierant MC, Knight JR, Sullivan W, Duy PQ, DeSpenza T, Reeves BC, Karimy JK, Marlier A, Castaldi C, Tikhonova IR, Li B, Peña HP, Broach JR, Kabachelor EM, Ssenyonga P, Hehnly C, Ge L, Keren B, Timberlake AT, Goto J, Mangano FT, Johnston JM, Butler WE, Warf BC, Smith ER, Schiff SJ, Limbrick DD, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Mane S, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Duncan CC, Apuzzo MLJ, DiLuna ML, Hoffman EJ, Sestan N, Ment LR, Alper SL, Bilguvar K, Geschwind DH, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 1754-1765. PMID: 33077954, PMCID: PMC7871900, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1090-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusPoor neurodevelopmental outcomesPost-surgical patientsCerebrospinal fluid accumulationNeural stem cell biologyGenetic disruptionWhole-exome sequencingPrimary pathomechanismEarly brain developmentNeurodevelopmental outcomesHigh morbidityCSF diversionMutation burdenFluid accumulationBrain ventriclesCH casesBrain developmentDe novo mutationsPatientsExome sequencingCSF dynamicsDisease mechanismsHydrocephalusNovo mutationsCell typesDe novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome
Ji W, Ferdman D, Copel J, Scheinost D, Shabanova V, Brueckner M, Khokha MK, Ment LR. De novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 7046. PMID: 32341405, PMCID: PMC7184603, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63928-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnectomeDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexMutationMutation, MissenseMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Receptor, Notch1ConceptsDe novo variantsNDD genesCardiac patterningDe novo damaging variantsDamaging de novo variantsCHD genesDamaging variantsGenesProtein truncatingGenetic originNovo variantsGene mutationsPatterningRecent studiesDendritic developmentVariantsMutationsNeurogenesisSynaptogenesisBonferroni correction
2017
Altered amygdala functional connectivity subserves maladaptive social behavior in prematurely born young adults (P3.194)
Johns C, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Vohr B, Ment L. Altered amygdala functional connectivity subserves maladaptive social behavior in prematurely born young adults (P3.194). Neurology 2017, 88 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.88.16_supplement.p3.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeak functional connectivity in the human fetal brain prior to preterm birth
Thomason ME, Scheinost D, Manning JH, Grove LE, Hect J, Marshall N, Hernandez-Andrade E, Berman S, Pappas A, Yeo L, Hassan SS, Constable RT, Ment LR, Romero R. Weak functional connectivity in the human fetal brain prior to preterm birth. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 39286. PMID: 28067865, PMCID: PMC5221666, DOI: 10.1038/srep39286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityResting-state functional MRIHuman fetal brainWeaker functional connectivityNeural functional connectivityPreterm birthPreterm brainRight-hemisphere homologsNeurological insultFetal brainNeurological problemsHuman fetusesFunctional MRIBrain functionNeurodevelopmental disordersNeural connectivityBirthPretermFetusesUteroLanguage regionsBrainFirst evidenceInsultMRI
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 connectomePregnancySymptomsNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaBrainChanges in the Microstructural Connectome Underlie Visual Memory Deficits in the Prematurely Born at Age 16 Years (I15.004)
Thomas A, Scheinost D, Vohr B, Lacadie C, Constable R, Ment L. Changes in the Microstructural Connectome Underlie Visual Memory Deficits in the Prematurely Born at Age 16 Years (I15.004). Neurology 2016, 86 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.86.16_supplement.i15.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in the Microstructural Connectome Underlie Visual Memory Deficits in the Prematurely Born at Age 16 Years (S10.003)
Thomas A, Scheinost D, Vohr B, Lacadie C, Constable R, Ment L. Changes in the Microstructural Connectome Underlie Visual Memory Deficits in the Prematurely Born at Age 16 Years (S10.003). Neurology 2016, 86 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.86.16_supplement.s10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Cerebral Thromboembolic Disease in Pediatric and Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Markowitz R, Ment L, Gryboski J. Cerebral Thromboembolic Disease in Pediatric and Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 1989, 8: 413-420. DOI: 10.1002/j.1536-4801.1989.tb09779.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseAdult inflammatory bowel diseaseCerebral venous thrombosisRetinal vascular diseasesMagnetic resonance imagingAdult patientsRare complicationUlcerative colitisVenous thrombosisThromboembolic diseaseVascular diseasePediatric literatureEighth caseResonance imagingDiseaseMost reportsColitisThrombosisCerebralComplicationsPatientsPediatricsDiagnosis
1983
Beagle puppy model of intraventricular hemorrhage: randomized indomethacin prevention trial.
Ment L, Stewart W, Scott D, Duncan C. Beagle puppy model of intraventricular hemorrhage: randomized indomethacin prevention trial. Neurology 1983, 33: 179-84. PMID: 6681659, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.33.2.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageNewborn beagle puppiesBeagle puppiesBlood pressure responseNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageBeagle puppy modelPrevention trialsHemorrhagic hypotensionPuppy modelSaline vehicleControl animalsHemorrhageProstaglandin synthetaseExperimental modelIndomethacinSignificant alterationsPressure responsePuppies