The emergence of functional architecture during early brain development

K Keunen, SJ Counsell, MJNL Benders - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Early human brain development constitutes a sequence of intricate processes resulting in
the ontogeny of functionally operative neural circuits. Developmental trajectories of early …

Hyperoxia and the immature brain

B Reich, D Hoeber, I Bendix… - Developmental …, 2017 - karger.com
Despite major advances in obstetrics and neonatal intensive care, preterm infants frequently
suffer from neurological impairments in later life. Preterm and also full-term neonates are …

Longitudinal study of neonatal brain tissue volumes in preterm infants and their ability to predict neurodevelopmental outcome

L Gui, S Loukas, F Lazeyras, PS Hüppi, DE Meskaldji… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Premature birth has been associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. However,
the relation between such outcomes and brain growth in the neonatal period has not yet …

Nurturing the preterm infant brain: leveraging neuroplasticity to improve neurobehavioral outcomes

D DeMaster, J Bick, U Johnson, JJ Montroy… - Pediatric …, 2019 - nature.com
An intrinsic feature of the developing brain is high susceptibility to environmental influence—
known as plasticity. Research indicates cascading disruption to neurological development …

Cortical growth from infancy to adolescence in preterm and term-born children

CE Kelly, DK Thompson, CL Adamson, G Ball… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Early life experiences can exert a significant influence on cortical and cognitive
development. Very preterm birth exposes infants to several adverse environmental factors …

Tracking regional brain growth up to age 13 in children born term and very preterm

DK Thompson, LG Matthews, B Alexander… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Serial regional brain growth from the newborn period to adolescence has not been
described. Here, we measured regional brain growth in 216 very preterm (VP) and 45 full …

Language performance and brain volumes, asymmetry, and cortical thickness in children born extremely preterm

H Kvanta, J Bolk, L Broström, D Nosko… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Children born preterm are more prone to have language difficulties. Few
studies focus on children born extremely preterm (EPT) and the structural differences in …

MRI-based brain volumes of preterm infants at term: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Romberg, M Wilke, C Allgaier, T Nägele… - Archives of Disease in …, 2022 - fn.bmj.com
Background MRI allows a detailed assessment of brain structures in preterm infants,
outperforming cranial ultrasound. Neonatal MR-based brain volumes of preterm infants …

Longitudinal preterm cerebellar volume: perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcome associations

LG Matthews, TE Inder, L Pascoe, K Kapur, KJ Lee… - The Cerebellum, 2018 - Springer
Impaired cerebellar development is an important determinant of adverse motor and
cognitive outcomes in very preterm (VPT) infants. However, longitudinal MRI studies …

Of differing methods, disputed estimates and discordant interpretations: the meta-analytical multiverse of brain volume and IQ associations

J Pietschnig, D Gerdesmann… - Royal Society Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Brain size and IQ are positively correlated. However, multiple meta-analyses have led to
considerable differences in summary effect estimations, thus failing to provide a plausible …