The third trimester is a critical period for the development of functional networks that support
the lifelong neurocognitive performance, yet the emergence of neuronal coupling in these …

Objective, early and non-invasive assessment of brain function in high-risk newborns is
critical to initiate timely interventions and to minimize long-term neurodevelopmental …

Early brain development is characterized by rapid growth and perpetual reconfiguration,
driven by a dynamic milieu of heterogeneous processes. Postnatal brain plasticity is …

Higher risk for long-term cognitive and behavioral impairments is one of the hallmarks of
extreme prematurity (EP) and pregnancy-associated fetal adverse conditions such as …

Background Children born very preterm (VPT;< 32 weeks' gestation) are at high risk of
neurodevelopmental and behavioural difficulties associated with atypical brain maturation …

Brain injury sustained during the neonatal period may disrupt development of critical
structural and functional connectivity networks leading to subsequent neurodevelopmental …

Recent progress in functional neuroimaging research has provided the opportunity to probe
at the brain's intrinsic functional architecture. Synchronized spontaneous neuronal activity is …

In the absence of any overt task performance, it has been shown that spontaneous, intrinsic
brain activity is expressed as systemwide, resting-state networks in the adult brain. However …

The developing brain has to adapt to environmental and intrinsic insults after extremely
preterm (EPT) birth. Ongoing maturational processes maximize their fit to the environment …

Brain functional networks undergo substantial development and refinement during the first
years of life. Yet, the maturational pathways of functional network development remain …