Moriah E Thomason, Lauren E Grove, Tim A Lozon, Angela M Vila, Yongquan Ye, Matthew J Nye, Janessa H Manning, Athina Pappas, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Lami Yeo, Swati Mody, Susan Berman, Sonia S Hassan, Roberto Romero
Formation of operational neural networks is one of the most significant accomplishments of human fetal brain growth. Recent advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have made it possible to obtain information about brain function during fetal development. Specifically, resting-state fMRI and novel signal covariation approaches have opened up a new avenue for non-invasive assessment of neural functional connectivity (FC) before birth. Early studies in this area have unearthed new insights about principles of prenatal brain function...
February 2015: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience