2024
Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds
Turk-Browne N, Aslin R. Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds. Trends In Neurosciences 2024, 47: 338-354. PMID: 38570212, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2024.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyMeasure brain activityBrain activityApplication of functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksInfant brainAwake infantsMagnetic resonance imagingNear-infrared spectroscopyMagnetoencephalographyMindfulnessResonance imagingNon-invasive methodInfantsElectroencephalography
2023
Functional networks in the infant brain during sleep and wake states
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. Functional networks in the infant brain during sleep and wake states. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 10820-10835. PMID: 37718160, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansWhole-brain functional connectivityResonance imaging scansInfant stateFunctional networksImaging scansAdult stateNatural sleepFunctional brain networksInfantsAwake restAwake fMRIInfant brainSleepBrain networksAdultsFrontoparietal control networkWake statesState of consciousnessDevelopmental changesBrainAutomated and manual segmentation of the hippocampus in human infants
Fel J, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. Automated and manual segmentation of the hippocampus in human infants. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 60: 101203. PMID: 36791555, PMCID: PMC9957787, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManual segmentationHippocampal segmentationInter-rater reliabilityAutomated SegmentationSegmentation methodSegmentationAnatomical MRI scansEarly hippocampal developmentHead motionFreeSurfer softwareSoftwareHippocampal developmentMRI scansHippocampal structureAwake infantsInfantsHippocampusFMRI protocolAnatomical scansGold standardAdult templateHuman infantsScan qualityScansProtocol
2022
Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk‐Browne N. Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22346. PMID: 36567649, PMCID: PMC9877889, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFusiform face areaVisual experienceInfant brainDifferent face identitiesGreater neural activityPost-lockdown groupFace processingRepetition enhancementFace identityRepetition suppressionSuppression taskFace areaNeural activitySame identityDifferent identitiesSerendipitous studyFFA responseFacePandemic lockdownCOVID-19 pandemicFMRIQuantity/qualityInfantsExperienceIdentity
2021
The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2021, 40: 5-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Yates TS, Skalaban LJ, Bejjanki VR, Arcaro MJ, Turk-Browne NB. Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants. Neuron 2021, 109: 2616-2626.e6. PMID: 34228960, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAdult visual cortexMagnetic resonance imagingVisual areas V1Retinotopic organizationRetinotopic mapResonance imagingHorizontal meridianRetinotopic mappingCortexSubsequent developmental changesArea V1InfantsHuman infantsFunctional maturityFunctional mapsDevelopmental changesLow spatial frequenciesEarly maturationExtrastriateMonthsEvidence of hippocampal learning in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3358-3364.e4. PMID: 34022155, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningHuman infantsTask-based fMRIMedial prefrontal cortexHuman memoryVisual sequencesDurable memoriesMemory capacityMemory integrationAnterior hippocampusHippocampal activityPrefrontal cortexVital abilityTemporal orderHippocampal learningEarly childhoodLearningMemoryMonosynaptic pathwayTrisynaptic pathwayHippocampusInfantsYounger agePosterior divisionFunctional activity
2020
Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4523. PMID: 32908125, PMCID: PMC7481790, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18286-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive tasksFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyTask-evoked activityMagnetic resonance imaging studyCognitive neuroscienceResonance imaging studyFMRI acquisitionHuman infantsFMRI datasetsHuman brainFMRITaskUnique methodological challengesMethodological challengesImaging studiesNeuroscienceInner workingsInfantsMindImportant insightsAcquisitionBrainDecisions
2018
Infant fMRI: A Model System for Cognitive Neuroscience
Ellis CT, Turk-Browne NB. Infant fMRI: A Model System for Cognitive Neuroscience. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2018, 22: 375-387. PMID: 29487030, PMCID: PMC5911209, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Babies and brains: habituation in infant cognition and functional neuroimaging
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Chun MM. Babies and brains: habituation in infant cognition and functional neuroimaging. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2008, 2: 16. PMID: 19104669, PMCID: PMC2605404, DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.016.2008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsInfant cognitionStimulus presentationFunctional neuroimagingNature of habituationForm of habituationStudy of habituationAdult cognitionPreverbal infantsNeural basisLooking timeNeural mechanismsCognitionBrain regionsHabituationStimuliNeuroimagingProminent studiesHemodynamic responseFMRIGreat dealPerceptionMindInfantsNovel insightsPresentation