Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that folate, iodine and iron intake
during pregnancy impacts on foetal brain development and cognitive function. However, in …

Brain development in the first 2 years after birth is extremely dynamic and likely plays an
important role in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia …

Although there has been recent interest in the study of childhood and adolescent brain
development, very little is known about normal brain development in the first few months of …

During human brain development through infancy and childhood, microstructural and
macrostructural changes take place to reshape the brain's structural networks and better …

Recent neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that human brain networks have
economic small-world topology and modular organization, enabling efficient information …

Over the last decade, non-invasive, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging has
allowed investigating normal brain development. However, much is still not known in this …

Healthy participants (n= 79), ages 9–23, completed a delay discounting task assessing the
extent to which the value of a monetary reward declines as the delay to its receipt increases …

Abstract Background Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonly used in the manufacture of plastics
and epoxy resins. In North America, over 90% of the population has detectable levels of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusional kurtosis imaging is an extension of DTI but
includes non-Gaussian diffusion effects, allowing more comprehensive characterization of …

Importance Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with
symptoms emerging during early childhood. The pathophysiology underlying the disorder …