Adaptive mechanisms of developing brain: Cerebral lateralization in the prematurely-born
Kwon SH, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Sze G, Schneider KC, Dai F, Constable RT, Ment LR. Adaptive mechanisms of developing brain: Cerebral lateralization in the prematurely-born. NeuroImage 2014, 108: 144-150. PMID: 25528658, PMCID: PMC4324328, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm-equivalent agePreterm neonatesPreterm subjectsCerebral lateralizationTerm control subjectsVery preterm subjectsVery preterm neonatesDegree of prematurityImpact of prematurityInter-hemispheric connectivityEquivalent agePreterm birthPreterm infantsThird trimesterControl subjectsBrain injuryLess lateralizationTerm controlsVoxel-based measureFunctional connectivityCortical organizationBA22Interest analysisWernicke's areaYoung adulthoodGABA, 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