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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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingPregnancyConceptsWeeks 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeural PathwaysPregnancySocial ChangeConceptsFirst 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain InjuriesDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainInfant, NewbornInfarctionMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsSevere 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‐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
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
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 connectomePregnancySymptomsNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaBrain