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
2018
Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior
Spann MN, Monk C, Scheinost D, Peterson BS. Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 2877-2886. PMID: 29487127, PMCID: PMC5852665, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2272-17.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal immune activationC-reactive proteinFetal heart rate variabilityNeonatal functional connectivityInterleukin-6Postmenstrual ageImmune activationSalience networkFunctional connectivityPsychiatric disordersCRP levelsEpidemiological studiesMaternal C-reactive proteinResting-state imaging dataC-reactive protein levelsMaternal CRP levelsMaternal IL-6Months postmenstrual agePrenatal maternal immune activationSame psychiatric disordersWeeks postmenstrual ageIL-6 levelsAlters functional connectivityAltered brain developmentSame gestational age