Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, DS Bassett, A Alexander-Bloch… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

iBEAT V2. 0: a multisite-applicable, deep learning-based pipeline for infant cerebral cortical surface reconstruction

L Wang, Z Wu, L Chen, Y Sun, W Lin, G Li - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
The human cerebral cortex undergoes dramatic and critical development during early
postnatal stages. Benefiting from advances in neuroimaging, many infant brain magnetic …

The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia version III: a master mechanism

OD Howes, EC Onwordi - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia has been highly influential. However, new
approaches mean there has been a step-change in the evidence available, and some tenets …

Imaging structural and functional brain development in early childhood

JH Gilmore, RC Knickmeyer, W Gao - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
In humans, the period from term birth to∼ 2 years of age is characterized by rapid and
dynamic brain development and plays an important role in cognitive development and risk of …

Development of the cerebral cortex across adolescence: a multisample study of inter-related longitudinal changes in cortical volume, surface area, and thickness

CK Tamnes, MM Herting, AL Goddings… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Before we can assess and interpret how developmental changes in human brain structure
relate to cognition, affect, and motivation, and how these processes are perturbed in clinical …

Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure

E Hoekzema, E Barba-Müller, C Pozzobon… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Pregnancy involves radical hormone surges and biological adaptations. However, the
effects of pregnancy on the human brain are virtually unknown. Here we show, using a …

Automatic segmentation of MR brain images with a convolutional neural network

P Moeskops, MA Viergever, AM Mendrik… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic segmentation in MR brain images is important for quantitative analysis in large-
scale studies with images acquired at all ages. This paper presents a method for the …

Development of large-scale functional networks from birth to adulthood: A guide to the neuroimaging literature

DS Grayson, DA Fair - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of human cognition results from the emergence of coordinated activity
between distant brain areas. Network science, combined with non-invasive functional …

The UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP): An overview of the study design and protocol development

BR Howell, MA Styner, W Gao, PT Yap, L Wang… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Early childhood deprivation is associated with alterations in adult brain structure despite subsequent environmental enrichment

NK Mackes, D Golm, S Sarkar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Early childhood deprivation is associated with higher rates of neurodevelopmental and
mental disorders in adulthood. The impact of childhood deprivation on the adult brain and …