Environmental metal exposure, neurodevelopment, and the role of iron status: a review

S Schildroth, K Kordas, JA Bauer, RO Wright… - Current Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Exposure to environmental metals, like lead (Pb), manganese
(Mn), and methylmercury (Me-Hg), has consistently been implicated in neurodevelopmental …

Graded variation in T1w/T2w ratio during adolescence: measurement, caveats, and implications for development of cortical myelin

GL Baum, JC Flournoy, MF Glasser… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Adolescence is characterized by the maturation of cortical microstructure and connectivity
supporting complex cognition and behavior. Axonal myelination influences brain …

Dissociable multi-scale patterns of development in personalized brain networks

AR Pines, B Larsen, Z Cui, VJ Sydnor… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The brain is organized into networks at multiple resolutions, or scales, yet studies of
functional network development typically focus on a single scale. Here, we derive …

Developmental coupling of cerebral blood flow and fMRI fluctuations in youth

EB Baller, AM Valcarcel, A Adebimpe… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The functions of the human brain are metabolically expensive and reliant on coupling
between cerebral blood flow (CBF) and neural activity, yet how this coupling evolves over …

A canonical trajectory of executive function maturation during the transition from adolescence to adulthood

Neurodevelopmental theories suggest goal-directed cognitive abilities (executive functions)
mature from childhood through adolescence, and deviations from their normative …

[HTML][HTML] Contributions of dopamine-related basal ganglia neurophysiology to the developmental effects of incentives on inhibitory control

AC Parr, F Calabro, B Tervo-Clemmens… - Developmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inhibitory control can be less reliable in adolescence, however, in the presence of rewards,
adolescents' performance often improves to adult levels. Dopamine is known to play a role …

Cerebral oxygen metabolic stress is increased in children with sickle cell anemia compared to anemic controls

ME Fields, AE Mirro, MM Binkley… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) experience cerebral metabolic stress with an increase
in oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) to compensate for reduced oxygen carrying capacity due …

[HTML][HTML] Puberty contributes to adolescent development of fronto-striatal functional connectivity supporting inhibitory control

A Ojha, AC Parr, W Foran, FJ Calabro… - Developmental cognitive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adolescence is defined by puberty and represents a period characterized by neural circuitry
maturation (eg, fronto-striatal systems) facilitating cognitive improvements. Though studies …

Reduced basal ganglia tissue-iron concentration in school-age children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is localized to limbic circuitry

R Shvarzman, D Crocetti, KS Rosch, X Li… - Experimental brain …, 2022 - Springer
Dopamine-related abnormalities in the basal ganglia have been implicated in attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Iron plays a critical role in supporting dopaminergic …

Brain volume and magnetic susceptibility differences in children and adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure

D Nakhid, C McMorris, H Sun… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can negatively affect brain development
thereby increasing the risk of cognitive deficits, behavioral challenges, and mental health …