2023
The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain
Spann M, Alleyne K, Holland C, Davids A, Pierre-Louis A, Bang C, Oyeneye V, Kiflom R, Shea E, Cheng B, Peterson B, Monk C, Scheinost D. The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 476-485. PMID: 37968451, PMCID: PMC10724278, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01765-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates
Scheinost D, Chang J, Lacadie C, Brennan-Wydra E, Foster R, Boxberger A, Macari S, Vernetti A, Constable RT, Ment LR, Chawarska K. Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16230. PMID: 36171268, PMCID: PMC9517994, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20617-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst Year InventoryAnterior insulaFunctional connectivityMaternal mental health factorsLeft anterior insulaState functional connectivityMental health factorsSubsample of participantsPostmenstrual ageSalience networkFamily historySocial domainsNeural circuitryAutismSocial behaviorBrain imagingHigher likelihoodInsulaSocial developmentHypoconnectivityExploratory analysisThird trimesterFuture onsetHealth factorsRisk scoreAge‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains
Bobba PS, Weber CF, Mak A, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Vossough A, Grant PE, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 4326-4334. PMID: 35599634, PMCID: PMC9435001, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageCerebellar white matterWhite matterNeonatal brainDiffusion-weighted imagingCorpus callosumMD valuesCorpus callosum myelinationLower gestational ageTerm-equivalent ageSubcortical white matterFA/MDApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMonths of ageDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metricsDiffusion metricsAge-related evolutionAge-related changesAge-specific normative valuesNeonatal ageBrain parenchymaCorticospinal tractNeonate brainDiffusivity metricsADC values(Un)common space in infant neuroimaging studies: A systematic review of infant templates
Dufford AJ, Hahn CA, Peterson H, Gini S, Mehta S, Alfano A, Scheinost D. (Un)common space in infant neuroimaging studies: A systematic review of infant templates. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 3007-3016. PMID: 35261126, PMCID: PMC9120551, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn ode to fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging: Chronicling early clinical to research applications with MRI, and an introduction to an academic society connecting the field
Pollatou A, Filippi CA, Aydin E, Vaughn K, Thompson D, Korom M, Dufford AJ, Howell B, Zöllei L, Di Martino A, Graham A, Group F, Scheinost D, Spann MN. An ode to fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging: Chronicling early clinical to research applications with MRI, and an introduction to an academic society connecting the field. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 54: 101083. PMID: 35184026, PMCID: PMC8861425, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101083.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Dear reviewers: Responses to common reviewer critiques about infant neuroimaging studies
Korom M, Camacho MC, Filippi CA, Licandro R, Moore LA, Dufford A, Zöllei L, Graham AM, Spann M, Howell B, FIT’NG, Shultz S, Scheinost D. Dear reviewers: Responses to common reviewer critiques about infant neuroimaging studies. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 53: 101055. PMID: 34974250, PMCID: PMC8733260, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Associations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory
Scheinost D, Spann MN, McDonough L, Peterson BS, Monk C. Associations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1272-1279. PMID: 32305039, PMCID: PMC7297970, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0677-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal distressInfant memoryMaternal distressCortex connectivityPrenatal distressHippocampal connectivityFunctional connectivityNegative psychological statesMeasures of distressHippocampal functional connectivityDifferent dimensionsPregnant adolescentsHippocampal seedsPsychological stateMemory abilityReinforcement taskResting-state imaging dataInfant brainDistressUnique effectsMemoryMultiple dimensionsAdolescentsWeeks post-menstrual agePost-menstrual age
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
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
2015
Normalization of brain morphology after surgery in sagittal craniosynostosis.
Brooks ED, Yang J, Beckett JS, Lacadie C, Scheinost D, Persing S, Zellner EG, Oosting D, Keifer C, Friedman HE, Wyk BV, Jou RJ, Sun H, Gary C, Duncan CC, Constable RT, Pelphrey KA, Persing JA. Normalization of brain morphology after surgery in sagittal craniosynostosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2015, 17: 460-8. PMID: 26684766, PMCID: PMC7182140, DOI: 10.3171/2015.7.peds15221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain growthNonsyndromic craniosynostosisBrain morphological differencesWhole-brain techniqueYears of ageSignificant learning disabilitiesIQ-matched control subjectsUntreated infantsMean ageAdolescent patientsControl subjectsWhole-vault cranioplastyBrain dysmorphologySurgical reconstructionBrain areasTemporooccipital regionsSmall cohortSurgeryCognitive functionBrain morphologyBrain normalizationSagittal craniosynostosisLiberal thresholdSagittal nonsyndromic craniosynostosisFrontoparietal regions
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