Early brain development, from the embryonic period to infancy, is characterized by rapid
structural and functional changes. These changes can be studied using structural and …

The human brain is intricately designed to execute cognitive functions, such as perception,
attention, action, memory and learning. The complete nervous system is active during …

Cognitive developmental robotics (CDR) aims to provide new understanding of how
human's higher cognitive functions develop by means of a synthetic approach that …

An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 3rd Edition is a representative and
authoritative'state of the art'account of human development from conception to adolescence …

Previous studies have demonstrated the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) to assess fetal brain activity. To extend these studies, a fetal fMRI experiment using a …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which is already known to be a risk factor for
pathological intrauterine development, perinatal mortality, and morbidity, is now also …

The Crumbs complex has prominent roles in the control of apical cell polarity, in the coupling
of cell density sensing to downstream cell signaling pathways, and in regulating junctional …

The recent application of neuroimaging techniques in the field of human cognitive
development is providing the practical basis for researchers to face speculative queries that …

Once sensory stimuli become able to alter firing patterns in the developing brain, they can
influence the maturation of neuronal circuits. Recent experimental studies add to our …

Aims/hypothesis Fetal programming plays an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2
diabetes. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether maternal metabolic …