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
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