New insights into the development of the human cerebral cortex

Z Molnár, GJ Clowry, N Šestan, A Alzu'bi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The cerebral cortex constitutes more than half the volume of the human brain and is
presumed to be responsible for the neuronal computations underlying complex phenomena …

Neonatal morbidities of fetal growth restriction: pathophysiology and impact

A Malhotra, BJ Allison, M Castillo-Melendez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Being born small lays the foundation for short-term and long-term implications for life.
Intrauterine or fetal growth restriction describes the pregnancy complication of pathological …

The consequences of fetal growth restriction on brain structure and neurodevelopmental outcome

SL Miller, PS Huppi, C Mallard - The Journal of physiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a significant complication of pregnancy describing a fetus
that does not grow to full potential due to pathological compromise. FGR affects 3–9% of …

Adults born preterm: a review of general health and system‐specific outcomes

TNK Raju, AS Buist, CJ Blaisdell… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this review of 126 publications, we report that an overwhelming majority of adults born at
preterm gestations remain healthy and well. However, a small, but a significant fraction of …

[HTML][HTML] Early development of structural networks and the impact of prematurity on brain connectivity

D Batalle, EJ Hughes, H Zhang, JD Tournier, N Tusor… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Preterm infants are at high risk of neurodevelopmental impairment, which may be due to
altered development of brain connectivity. We aimed to (i) assess structural brain …

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 …

Socio-emotional development following very preterm birth: pathways to psychopathology

A Montagna, C Nosarti - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Very preterm birth (VPT;< 32 weeks of gestation) has been associated with an increased risk
to develop cognitive and socio-emotional problems, as well as with increased vulnerability …

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 …

Long-term healthcare outcomes of preterm birth: an executive summary of a conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health

TNK Raju, VL Pemberton, S Saigal, CJ Blaisdell… - The Journal of …, 2017 - jpeds.com
In 1998, Dr David Barker pioneered the novel idea that common chronic diseases result not
only from bad genes and an unhealthy lifestyle, but also from alterations in the intrauterine …

Music in premature infants enhances high-level cognitive brain networks

L Lordier, DE Meskaldji, F Grouiller… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Neonatal intensive care units are willing to apply environmental enrichment via music for
preterm newborns. However, no evidence of an effect of music on preterm brain …