Premature birth and developmental programming: mechanisms of resilience and vulnerability

F Lammertink, CH Vinkers, ML Tataranno… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Neonatal stress, health, and development in preterms: a systematic review

NH van Dokkum, MLA de Kroon, SA Reijneveld… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
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Neonatal pain, thalamic development and sensory processing behaviour in children born very preterm

EG Duerden, MA Mclean, C Chau, T Guo… - Early Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Altered sensory processing is commonly reported in children born very preterm
(≤ 32 weeks' gestational age [GA]). The immature nervous system, particularly the …

Atypical age-related changes in cortical thickness in autism spectrum disorder

AS Nunes, VA Vakorin, N Kozhemiako, N Peatfield… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recent longitudinal neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies have shown that tracking
relative age-related changes in neural signals, rather than a static snapshot of a neural …

Sex differences in brain connectivity and male vulnerability in very preterm children

N Kozhemiako, AS Nunes, VA Vakorin… - Human Brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence indicates better cognitive and behavioral outcomes for females born very preterm
(≤ 32 weeks gestation) compared to males, but the neurophysiology underlying this …

Sensory processing and cortisol at age 4 years: Procedural pain‐related stress in children born very preterm

MA McLean, N Niknafs, OC Scoten… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Children born preterm display altered sensory processing, which may manifest as hyper‐
and/or hypo‐sensitivity to sensory information. In this vulnerable population, exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Functional connectivity of sensorimotor network is enhanced in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: A multimodal study using fMRI and MEG

J Vallinoja, T Nurmi, J Jaatela, V Wens… - Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the effects to functional connectivity (FC) caused by lesions related to
spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) in children and adolescents using multiple imaging …

Altered functional connectivity in children born very preterm at school age

HJ Cho, H Jeong, CA Park, DW Son, SY Shim - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Children born very preterm are at significant risk of neurodevelopmental impairment. This
study sought to identify differences in cognitive function in children born very preterm …

Early life pain—effects in the adult

SM Walker - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Early life stress and injury can have long-term effects on nociceptive processing and the risk
of persistent pain in later life. Neonates requiring prolonged intensive care, particularly those …

Preterm birth accelerates the maturation of spontaneous and resting activity in the visual cortex

IF Witteveen, E McCoy, TD Holsworth… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Prematurity is among the leading risks for poor neurocognitive outcomes. The brains of
preterm infants show alterations in structure and electrical activity, but the underlying circuit …