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View article: Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study Open
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View article: Structural Brain Correlates of Speech Disfluency in Early Childhood: A Dimensional Analysis in a Non-Clinical Cohort
Structural Brain Correlates of Speech Disfluency in Early Childhood: A Dimensional Analysis in a Non-Clinical Cohort Open
Most neuroimaging studies of speech disfluency have compared individuals who stutter with fluent controls. However, treating speech disfluency as a continuous, dimensional trait offers new insights into the neural basis of fluency during e…
View article: Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associated with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds
Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associated with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds Open
Background Maternal depressive symptoms can influence brain development in offspring, prenatally through intrauterine programming, and postnatally through caregiving related mother–child interaction. Methods The participants were 5-year-ol…
View article: Effortful control and cortical brain structure in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain birth cohort study
Effortful control and cortical brain structure in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain birth cohort study Open
The aim of this study was to explore the associations between an aspect of self-regulation (SR), effortful control (EC), and cortical brain structure in 5-year-old children. Efficient EC is a predictor of many attributes and important outc…
View article: Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associate with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds
Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associate with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds Open
Background Maternal depressive symptoms can influence brain development in offspring, prenatally through intrauterine programming, and postnatally through caregiving related mother–child interaction. Methods The participants were 5-year-ol…
View article: Attentional bias toward fearful faces is associated with maternal postnatal distress and alterations in white matter microstructure in 5-year-old females
Attentional bias toward fearful faces is associated with maternal postnatal distress and alterations in white matter microstructure in 5-year-old females Open
The development of face processing system is paramount for social interaction and communication skills. Eye-tracking provides a viable means to investigate face processing even in very young children and can be used to derive indices of af…
View article: Structural brain correlates of non‐verbal cognitive ability in 5‐year‐old children: Findings from the <scp>FinnBrain</scp> birth cohort study
Structural brain correlates of non‐verbal cognitive ability in 5‐year‐old children: Findings from the <span>FinnBrain</span> birth cohort study Open
Non‐verbal cognitive ability predicts multiple important life outcomes, for example, school and job performance. It has been associated with parieto–frontal cortical anatomy in prior studies in adult and adolescent populations, while young…
View article: Prenatal and Postnatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With White Matter Integrity in 5-Year-Olds in a Sex-Specific Manner
Prenatal and Postnatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With White Matter Integrity in 5-Year-Olds in a Sex-Specific Manner Open
These results suggest that prenatal and postnatal maternal psychological distress is associated with brain WM tract developmental alterations in a sex- and timing-dependent manner. Future studies including behavioral data are required to c…
View article: Sex differences, asymmetry, and age‐related white matter development in infants and 5‐year‐olds as assessed with <scp>tract‐based</scp> spatial statistics
Sex differences, asymmetry, and age‐related white matter development in infants and 5‐year‐olds as assessed with <span>tract‐based</span> spatial statistics Open
The rapid white matter (WM) maturation of first years of life is followed by slower yet long‐lasting development, accompanied by learning of more elaborate skills. By the age of 5 years, behavioural and cognitive differences between female…
View article: Structural brain correlates of non-verbal cognitive ability in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study
Structural brain correlates of non-verbal cognitive ability in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study Open
Non-verbal cognitive ability predicts multiple important life outcomes, e.g., school and job performance. It has been associated with parieto–frontal cortical anatomy in prior studies in adult and adolescent populations, while young childr…
View article: Sex differences, asymmetry and age-related white matter development in infants and 5-year-olds as assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics
Sex differences, asymmetry and age-related white matter development in infants and 5-year-olds as assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Open
The rapid white matter (WM) maturation of first years of life is followed by slower yet long-lasting development, accompanied by learning of more elaborate skills. By the age of five years, behavioural and cognitive differences between fem…
View article: Maternal sensitivity at the age of 8 months associates with local connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in children at 5 years of age
Maternal sensitivity at the age of 8 months associates with local connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in children at 5 years of age Open
The quality of mother–child interaction, especially maternal sensitivity in caregiving behavior, plays an important role in a child’s later socioemotional development. Numerous studies have indicated associations between poor mother–child …
View article: <scp>Test–retest</scp> reliability of diffusion tensor imaging scalars in 5‐year‐olds
<span>Test–retest</span> reliability of diffusion tensor imaging scalars in 5‐year‐olds Open
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has provided great insights into the microstructural features of the developing brain. However, DTI images are prone to several artifacts and the reliability of DTI scalars is of paramount importance for inte…
View article: Effect of number of diffusion‐encoding directions in diffusion metrics of 5‐year‐olds using tract‐based spatial statistical analysis
Effect of number of diffusion‐encoding directions in diffusion metrics of 5‐year‐olds using tract‐based spatial statistical analysis Open
Methodological aspects and effects of different imaging parameters on DTI (diffusion tensor imaging) results and their reproducibility have been recently studied comprehensively in adult populations. Although MR imaging of children's brain…
View article: Prenatal and early-life environmental factors, family demographics and cortical brain anatomy in 5-year-olds: an MRI study from FinnBrain Birth Cohort
Prenatal and early-life environmental factors, family demographics and cortical brain anatomy in 5-year-olds: an MRI study from FinnBrain Birth Cohort Open
The human brain develops dynamically during early childhood, when the child is sensitive to both genetic programming and extrinsic exposures. Recent studies have found links between prenatal and early life environmental factors, family dem…
View article: Subcortical and hippocampal brain segmentation in 5‐year‐old children: Validation of FSL‐FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation
Subcortical and hippocampal brain segmentation in 5‐year‐old children: Validation of FSL‐FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation Open
Developing accurate subcortical volumetric quantification tools is crucial for neurodevelopmental studies, as they could reduce the need for challenging and time‐consuming manual segmentation. In this study, the accuracy of two automated s…
View article: Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab
Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab Open
Pediatric neuroimaging is a quickly developing field that still faces important methodological challenges. Pediatric images usually have more motion artifact than adult images. The artifact can cause visible errors in brain segmentation, a…
View article: Alcohol intoxication and lack of helmet use are common in electric scooter-related traumatic brain injuries: a consecutive patient series from a tertiary university hospital
Alcohol intoxication and lack of helmet use are common in electric scooter-related traumatic brain injuries: a consecutive patient series from a tertiary university hospital Open
Purpose Clinicians have increasingly encountered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) related to electric scooter (ES) accidents. In this study, we aim to identify the modifiable risk factors for ES-related TBIs. Methods A retrospective cohort o…
View article: Prenatal and Early-Life Environmental Factors, Family Demographics and Cortical Brain Anatomy in 5-Year-Olds: An MRI Study From FinnBrain Birth Cohort
Prenatal and Early-Life Environmental Factors, Family Demographics and Cortical Brain Anatomy in 5-Year-Olds: An MRI Study From FinnBrain Birth Cohort Open
The human brain develops dynamically during early childhood, when the child is sensitive to both genetic programming and extrinsic exposures. Recent studies have found links between prenatal and early life environmental factors, family dem…
View article: Infant and Child MRI: A Review of Scanning Procedures
Infant and Child MRI: A Review of Scanning Procedures Open
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 acquisition, which is a major challenge for pediatric sca…
View article: Subcortical brain segmentation in 5-year-old children: validation of FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation
Subcortical brain segmentation in 5-year-old children: validation of FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation Open
Developing accurate subcortical volumetric quantification tools is crucial for neurodevelopmental studies, as they could reduce the need for challenging and time-consuming manual segmentation. In this study the accuracy of two automated se…
View article: Feasibility of FreeSurfer processing for T1-weighted brain images of 5-year-olds: semiautomated protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab
Feasibility of FreeSurfer processing for T1-weighted brain images of 5-year-olds: semiautomated protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab Open
Pediatric neuroimaging is a quickly developing field that still faces important methodological challenges. One key challenge is the use of many different atlases, automated segmentation tools, manual edits in semiautomated protocols, and q…
View article: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Incidental Findings in Brain MRIs of Healthy Neonates—The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Incidental Findings in Brain MRIs of Healthy Neonates—The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study Open
Background: Birth is a traumatic event with molding forces directed to the fetal skull, which may result in intracranial hemorrhages. However, the knowledge on prevalence and risk factors of incidental brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI…