The third trimester of pregnancy represents a sensitive phase for infant brain plasticity when
a series of fast-developing cellular events (synaptogenesis, neuronal migration, and …

Aim The aim of this article was to clarify the impact and consequences of very preterm birth
(born< 32wks of gestation) and/or very low birthweight ([VLBW], weighing< 1500g) on brain …

Every year in the United States, an estimated 500,000 babies are born preterm (before 37
completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising, along with the recognition of brain …

Background Cerebral white matter abnormalities on term MRI are a strong predictor of motor
disability in children born very preterm. However, their contribution to cognitive impairment is …

BACKGROUND: Very preterm (VP; gestational age< 32 weeks) and very low birth weight
(VLBW;< 1500 g) births are related to impaired cognitive function across the life span. It is …

The human brain rapidly develops during the final weeks of gestation and in the first two
years following birth. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a unique in vivo imaging technique …

Alterations in cortical development and impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes have been
described following very preterm (VPT) birth in childhood and adolescence, but only a few …

Background Despite advances in antenatal and neonatal care, preterm birth remains a
leading cause of neurological disabilities in children. Infants born prematurely, particularly …

Over the last fifteen years, the emerging field of developmental cognitive neuroscience has
described the relatively late development of prefrontal cortex in children and the relation …

Cortical surface area is an increasingly used brain morphology metric that is ontogenetically
and phylogenetically distinct from cortical thickness and offers a separate index of …