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 …

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

Excitation-inhibition (E: I) imbalance is theorized as an important pathophysiological
mechanism in autism. Autism affects males more frequently than females and sex-related …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe method to examine human brain. However, a
typical MR scan is very sensitive to motion, and it requires the subject to lie still during the …

Early human brain development constitutes a sequence of intricate processes resulting in
the ontogeny of functionally operative neural circuits. Developmental trajectories of early …

Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the possibility that microbial communities
inhabiting the human gut could affect cognitive development and increase risk for mental …

Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) is one of the most prevalent brain functional imaging
modalities. Previous rs-fMRI studies have mainly focused on adults and elderly subjects …

Sleep can be distinguished from wake by changes in brain electrical activity, typically
assessed using electroencephalography (EEG). The hallmark of nonrapid-eye-movement …