Epidemiological studies with human populations indicate associations between maternal
infection during pregnancy and increased risk in offspring for central nervous system (CNS) …

Based on the epidemiological association between maternal infection during pregnancy and
enhanced risk of neurodevelopmental brain disorders in the offspring, a number of in-vivo …

A body of epidemiological literature has suggested an association between prenatal
infection, subsequent maternal immune activation (MIA), and later risk of schizophrenia …

A subset of women who are exposed to infection during pregnancy have an increased risk of
giving birth to a child who will later be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental or …

Epidemiological evidence has established links between immune activation during the
prenatal or early postnatal period and increased risk of developing a range of …

Environmental insults taking place in early brain development may have long-lasting
consequences for adult brain functioning. There is a large body of epidemiological data …

Human epidemiological studies implicate exposure to infection during gestation in the
etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. Animal models of maternal immune activation …

The earliest stages of development are critically sensitive to environmental insults. An
unfortunately timed stress on the developing brain can have dramatic consequences for the …

Direct viral infection of the developing brain can have disastrous consequences for the fetus.
More subtle and perhaps more insidious are viral infections of the pregnant mother, which …

Maternal infection during pregnancy enhances the offspring's risk for severe
neuropsychiatric disorders in later life, including schizophrenia. Recent attempts to model …