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
2013
Disruption of Functional Networks in Dyslexia: A Whole-Brain, Data-Driven Analysis of Connectivity
Finn ES, Shen X, Holahan JM, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Papademetris X, Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA, Constable RT. Disruption of Functional Networks in Dyslexia: A Whole-Brain, Data-Driven Analysis of Connectivity. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 397-404. PMID: 24124929, PMCID: PMC3984371, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivity analysisVisual word form areaConnectivity analysisWord form areaNon-impaired readersFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataInferior frontal gyrusWhole-brain functional connectivity analysisAnterior language regionsVisual association areasWhole-brain connectivityAdult readersNeural basisImportance of synchronyFrontal gyrusSuccessful readingVisual stimuliLanguage regionsAttention areasBrain networksDiverse brain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging dataVisual informationDyslexiaVisual properties