2024
Brain age prediction and deviations from normative trajectories in the neonatal connectome
Sun H, Mehta S, Khaitova M, Cheng B, Hao X, Spann M, Scheinost D. Brain age prediction and deviations from normative trajectories in the neonatal connectome. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 10251. PMID: 39592647, PMCID: PMC11599754, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54657-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmenstrual agePerinatal periodBrain age predictionFunctional connectomeMonths of postnatal lifeMonths of lifePreterm infantsNormative trajectoryConnectome-based predictive modelingThird trimesterPerinatal exposureBrain age gapPostnatal lifeResting-state fMRIInfantsHuman Connectome ProjectNeonatal connectomeDevelopmental trajectoriesBrainBehavioral outcomesNormative dataMonthsConnectome ProjectDTI dataConnectome
2023
Autism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes
Weber C, Lake E, Haider S, Mozayan A, Bobba P, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Payabvash S. Autism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1285396. PMID: 38075286, PMCID: PMC10702224, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1285396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matterPositive symptom correlationAutism spectrum disorderSymptom severity scoresBetween-group differencesAbnormal connectivity patternsCortical nodesVoxel-wise analysisDiffusion tensor imagingSeverity scoreWM fiber tractsSymptom correlationClinical dataConnectome disruptionConnectome changesEarly changesCortical regionsInfantsED reductionWM disruptionDisorder-specific changesTensor imagingFunctional imagingFiber tractsProbabilistic tractography
2020
Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses
De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Basu SK, Said M, Scheinost D, Murnick J, Chang T, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses. NeuroImage 2020, 219: 117043. PMID: 32534962, PMCID: PMC7493786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature infantsHealthy fetusesBrain connectivityStructural brain injuryBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalBrain structural changesStress-related areasNormal brain MRIState functional MRIFunctional connectivity strengthFunctional brain connectivityLevel-dependent signalMedial temporal lobeNetwork-based statisticsSeed-based correlation analysisUtero fetusesBasal gangliaBrain injuryTerm ageBrain MRITemporal lobeExposure altersInfantsRegion of interestFunctional MRI
2016
Functional magnetic resonance connectivity studies in infants born preterm: suggestions of proximate and long‐lasting changes in language organization
Kwon SH, Scheinost D, Vohr B, Lacadie C, Schneider K, Dai F, Sze G, Constable RT, Ment LR. Functional magnetic resonance connectivity studies in infants born preterm: suggestions of proximate and long‐lasting changes in language organization. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2016, 58: 28-34. PMID: 27027605, PMCID: PMC6426123, DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
GABA, 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