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
2017
Weak 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
2012
A left cerebellar pathway mediates language in prematurely-born young adults
Constable RT, Vohr BR, Scheinost D, Benjamin JR, Fulbright RK, Lacadie C, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Zhang H, Papademetris X, Ment LR. A left cerebellar pathway mediates language in prematurely-born young adults. NeuroImage 2012, 64: 371-378. PMID: 22982585, PMCID: PMC3508203, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPT subjectsTerm controlsInferior frontal gyrusFunctional MRIFunctional connectivityResting-state functional MRIYoung adultsCognitive outcomesSeed-based connectivity analysisAge 20 yearsSeed-based analysisAlternative neural pathwaysControl young adultsPreterm subjectsCerebellar connectivityNeural pathwaysCerebellar pathwaysIndex scoreNineteen ptsGray matterMaternal educationQuadrangular lobuleDevelopmental delayPT brainSignificant positive correlation