Infancy is a critical and immensely important period in human brain development. Subtle
changes during this stage may be greatly amplified with the unfolding of different …

The human brain develops slowly and over a long period of time which lasts for almost three
decades. This enables good spatio-temporal resolution of histogenetic and neurogenetic …

The human brain undergoes rapid growth in both structure and function from infancy through
early childhood, and this significantly influences cognitive and behavioral development in …

The developmental sequelae of childhood poverty are well documented. However, it is not
poverty per se, but a multitude of risk factors associated with poverty that have a deleterious …

The mature brain is organized into distinct neural networks defined by regions
demonstrating correlated activity during task performance as well as rest. While research …

The vast majority of mental illnesses can be conceptualized as developmental disorders of
neural interactions within the connectome, or developmental miswiring. The recent …

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 …

Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) is widely used to examine the dynamic brain
functional development of infants, but these studies typically require precise cortical …

Abstract In the United States, over 40% of youth under the age of 18 live at or near the
federal poverty line. Several decades of research have established clear links between …