It has long been assumed that social animals, such as humans, are born with a brain system
that has evolved to support social affiliation. However, the evidence does not necessarily …

The development of human cognition results from the emergence of coordinated activity
between distant brain areas. Network science, combined with non-invasive functional …

Insula function is considered critical for many motivated behaviors, with proposed functions
ranging from attention, behavioral control, emotional regulation, goal-directed and aversion …

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 first postnatal year is characterized by the most dramatic functional network
development of the human lifespan. Yet, the relative sequence of the maturation of different …

The brain's mature functional network architecture has been extensively studied but the
early emergence of the brain's network organization remains largely unknown. In this study …

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 …

In recent years, exploration of the developing brain has become a major focus for
researchers and clinicians in an attempt to understand what allows children to acquire …

Prenatal maternal immune activation (MIA) is associated with altered brain development and
risk of psychiatric disorders in offspring. Translational human studies of MIA are few in …

Although commonly viewed as a sensory information relay center, the thalamus has been
increasingly recognized as an essential node in various higher-order cognitive circuits, and …