The human brain undergoes extensive and dynamic growth during the first years of life. The
UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP), one of the Lifespan Connectome Projects …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a new and increasingly widespread brain imaging
technique, particularly suitable for young infants. The laboratories of the McDonnell …

Spatial normalization, registration, and segmentation techniques for Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) often use a target or template volume to facilitate processing, take advantage …

Living in poverty places children at very high risk for problems across a variety of domains,
including schooling, behavioral regulation, and health. Aspects of cognitive functioning …

Knowledge of amygdalar and hippocampal development as they pertain to sex differences
and laterality would help to understand not only brain development but also the relationship …

The elaboration of the myelinated white matter is essential for normal neurodevelopment,
establishing and mediating rapid communication pathways throughout the brain. These …

Using a population-based sampling strategy, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Study of Normal Brain Development compiled a longitudinal normative …

Background Antenatal maternal cortisol levels associate with alterations in the amygdala, a
structure associated with emotion regulation, in the offspring. However, because offspring …

This article summarizes a life-span neurodevelopmental MRI database. The study of
neurostructural development or neurofunctional development has been hampered by the …

Processing pediatric neuroimaging data is a challenge due to pervasive morphological
changes that occur in the human brain during normal development. This is of special …