Reorganization of brain connectivity in obesity
Geha P, Cecchi G, Constable R, Abdallah C, Small DM. Reorganization of brain connectivity in obesity. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 38: 1403-1420. PMID: 27859973, PMCID: PMC6866793, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityDorsal attention networkPeripheral metabolic dysfunctionHum Brain MappSuperior parietal lobuleSomatomotor cortexMetabolic dysfunctionVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPremotor areasCaudate nucleusNeurocognitive impairmentObesityAnterior hippocampusVisual cortexBrain regionsParietal lobuleBrain functionPrefrontal cortexBrain connectivityMilkshake consumptionCortexFeeding decisionsBrain organizationInsulaHomeostatic stateLanguage 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