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
2014
Cerebral Lateralization is Protective in the Very Prematurely Born
Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Vohr BR, Schneider KC, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Ment LR. Cerebral Lateralization is Protective in the Very Prematurely Born. Cerebral Cortex 2014, 25: 1858-1866. PMID: 24451659, PMCID: PMC4459290, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery preterm participantsPreterm participantsCerebral lateralizationFunctional connectivityPreterm birth altersSevere brain injuryPreterm brainBrain injuryBirth altersTemporal lobeTerm controlsVoxel-based measureDevelopmental delayRight hemisphere lateralizationTerm participantsLateralizationYoung adulthoodSignificant decreaseCerebral asymmetryFurther studiesHemisphere lateralizationLanguage scoresBrainParticipantsAlterations