Microstructural and Functional Connectivity in the Developing Preterm Brain
Lubsen J, Vohr B, Myers E, Hampson M, Lacadie C, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Constable RT, Ment LR. Microstructural and Functional Connectivity in the Developing Preterm Brain. Seminars In Perinatology 2011, 35: 34-43. PMID: 21255705, PMCID: PMC3063450, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPreterm brainTerm control subjectsDiffusion tensor imaging studyFunctional connectivity studiesPreterm neonatesNeurodevelopmental impairmentControl subjectsAxonal integrityImaging studiesCognitive deficitsFunctional connectivityNeural circuitryFractional anisotropyTask-based connectivityNeural connectivityBrainExhibit alterationsNeurobiological basisConnectivity studiesWidespread alterationsMicrostructural connectivityBirthChildrenAlterations