Cross-hemispheric functional connectivity in the human fetal brain
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fMRI enables noninvasive direct quantification of neural network connectivity in the healthy human fetus.
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A medial-to-lateral gradient of network organization has been demonstrated, such that connections between homologous medial structures are stronger than those connecting lateral areas in utero.
“Consistent with axonal growth patterns, a medial-to-lateral gradient of network organization has been demonstrated, such that connections between homologous medial structures are stronger than those connecting lateral areas in utero.”
From Brain structural and functional outcomes in the offspring of women experiencing psychological distress during pregnancy (2024) · cites this paper as [56]
Connectivity strength between most symmetric regions increases with advancing gestational age.
“Connectivity strength between most symmetric regions has been shown to increase with advancing gestational age [56, 62].”
From Brain structural and functional outcomes in the offspring of women experiencing psychological distress during pregnancy (2024) · cites this paper as [56]
MRI has enabled in-vivo evaluation of fetal brain functional connectivity.
“Apart from mapping trajectories of structural brain growth in utero, MRI has also enabled in-vivo evaluation of fetal brain functional connectivity [56, 57].”
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Resting-state networks are present in infancy and possibly to some degree before birth.
“RSNs are already present during infancy, and potentially to some extent in utero (Thomason et al., 2013).”
From Development of large-scale functional networks from birth to adulthood: A guide to the neuroimaging literature (2017) · cites this paper as Thomason et al., 2013
The newborn brain already has small-world functional network properties.
“the newborn brain already demonstrates ‘small-world’ functional network properties93, 118”
From Imaging structural and functional brain development in early childhood (2018) · cites this paper as [93]
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- Authors
- Thomason, M. E., Dassanayake, M. T., Shen, S., Katkuri, Y., Alexis, M., Anderson, A. L., Yeo, L., Mody, S., Hernandez-Andrade, E., Hassan, S. S., Studholme, C., Jeong, J.-W., & Romero, R.
- Affiliations
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)/National Institutes of Health (NIH)/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
- University of Washington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Thomason, Moriah E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science Translational Medicine
- Published
- 2013-02-20
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 173
- Pages
- 173ra24-173ra24
- ISSN
- 1946-6234 (ISSN-L)
- 1946-6242
- PMC
- PMC3618956
- OpenAlex
- W2105722208
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 79
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Science Translational Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 055064, R01NS055064)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R01EB017133)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (ZIAHD002401)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- fetal brain, functional connectivity, resting-state brain activity, gestational age, brain development, mental illness, developmental disorders
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neural Pathways, Pregnancy
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