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View article: Cortical connectivity in speech and sensory networks associated with childrens’ listening and attention disorders
Cortical connectivity in speech and sensory networks associated with childrens’ listening and attention disorders Open
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders have a high rate of listening difficulties, but despite decades of research, the relation between these conditions remains unclear. Using resting state fMRI to image the child’s brain noninvasivel…
View article: Structural and pragmatic language skills in school-age children relate to resting state functional connectivity
Structural and pragmatic language skills in school-age children relate to resting state functional connectivity Open
Language difficulties are common in school-age children but their etiology is often unknown. Although neural underpinnings of language have been well-studied in neurotypical individuals, functional connectivity differences between children…
View article: Reduced Neural Speech Tracking in Adolescents with Listening Difficulty
Reduced Neural Speech Tracking in Adolescents with Listening Difficulty Open
Objective: To investigate neural mechanisms underlying speech in speech listening in adolescents with listening difficulties (LiD). Methods: Neural speech tracking (NST) was assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) in 21 adolescents wit…
View article: Predicting memory decline from left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery using preoperative fMRI: a multicenter study
Predicting memory decline from left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery using preoperative fMRI: a multicenter study Open
View article: Measurement of emerging neurocognitive and language skills in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study
Measurement of emerging neurocognitive and language skills in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study Open
View article: Quantifying brain development in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: The magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy protocol
Quantifying brain development in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: The magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy protocol Open
The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, a multi-site prospective longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional development beginning prenatally and planned through early chi…
View article: Neural alterations in opioid-exposed infants revealed by edge-centric brain functional networks
Neural alterations in opioid-exposed infants revealed by edge-centric brain functional networks Open
Prenatal opioid exposure has been linked to adverse effects spanning multiple neurodevelopmental domains, including cognition, motor development, attention, and vision. However, the neural basis of these abnormalities is largely unknown. A…
View article: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Activation During Unscripted Discourse in People With Poststroke Aphasia
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Activation During Unscripted Discourse in People With Poststroke Aphasia Open
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine the feasibility of employing a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) task that captured activation associated with overt, unscripted (or free) discourse of people with aphasia (P…
View article: Language Outcomes of Children Born Very Preterm in Relation to Early Maternal Depression and Anxiety
Language Outcomes of Children Born Very Preterm in Relation to Early Maternal Depression and Anxiety Open
Unaddressed maternal psychological distress within the first year postpartum is known to have numerous negative consequences on the child’s developmental outcomes, including language acquisition. This study examined the relationship betwee…
View article: Hearing, Speech, and Language in Infants and Toddlers Born Prematurely
Hearing, Speech, and Language in Infants and Toddlers Born Prematurely Open
Worldwide, 15 million babies are “born too soon” every year (Blencowe et al., 2012; Howson et al., 2013). Remarkably, prematurity survival rates now exceed 93% across all countries. More than 360,000 preterm babies survived in the United S…
View article: Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy
Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy Open
Purpose: Children with residual speech sound disorders (RSSD) have shown differences in neural function for speech production, as compared to their typical peers; however, information about how these differences may change over time and re…
View article: Tolerability of transcranial magnetic stimulation language mapping in children
Tolerability of transcranial magnetic stimulation language mapping in children Open
View article: Altered white matter connectivity in children with congenital heart disease with single ventricle physiology
Altered white matter connectivity in children with congenital heart disease with single ventricle physiology Open
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have seen a dramatic decrease in mortality thanks to surgical innovations. However, there are numerous risk factors associated with CHD that can disrupt neurodevelopment. Recent studies hav…
View article: Asymmetric information flow in brain networks supporting expressive language in childhood
Asymmetric information flow in brain networks supporting expressive language in childhood Open
Low‐beta (13–23 Hz) event‐related desynchrony (ERD), a neural signature of expressive language, lateralizes from bilateral to left hemisphere in development. In contrast, low‐beta event‐related synchrony (ERS), thought to reflect inhibitio…
View article: MRI Findings in Third-Trimester Opioid-Exposed Fetuses, With Focus on Brain Measurements: A Prospective Multicenter Case-Control Study
MRI Findings in Third-Trimester Opioid-Exposed Fetuses, With Focus on Brain Measurements: A Prospective Multicenter Case-Control Study Open
BACKGROUND. The opioid epidemic has profoundly affected infants born in the United States, as in utero opioid exposure increases the risk of cognitive and behavioral problems in childhood. Scarce literature has evaluated prenatal br…
View article: Neural alterations in opioid-exposed infants revealed by edge-centric brain functional networks
Neural alterations in opioid-exposed infants revealed by edge-centric brain functional networks Open
Prenatal opioid exposure has been linked to adverse effects spanning multiple neurodevelopmental domains, including cognition, motor development, attention, and vision. However, the neural basis of these abnormalities is largely unknown. A…
View article: Prediction of Naming Outcome With fMRI Language Lateralization in Left Temporal Epilepsy Surgery
Prediction of Naming Outcome With fMRI Language Lateralization in Left Temporal Epilepsy Surgery Open
This study provides Class I evidence that fMRI language lateralization can help in predicting naming decline after left TLE surgery.
View article: Preliminary Outcomes of Combined Treadmill and Overground High-Intensity Interval Training in Ambulatory Chronic Stroke
Preliminary Outcomes of Combined Treadmill and Overground High-Intensity Interval Training in Ambulatory Chronic Stroke Open
Purpose Locomotor high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a promising intervention for stroke rehabilitation. However, overground translation of treadmill speed gains has been somewhat limited, some important outcomes have not been test…
View article: The role of visual attention in dyslexia: Behavioral and neurobiological evidence
The role of visual attention in dyslexia: Behavioral and neurobiological evidence Open
Poor phonological processing has typically been considered the main cause of dyslexia. However, visuo‐attentional processing abnormalities have been described as well. The goal of the present study was to determine the involvement of visua…
View article: Speech cortical activation and connectivity in typically developing children and those with listening difficulties
Speech cortical activation and connectivity in typically developing children and those with listening difficulties Open
Listening difficulties (LiD) in people who have normal audiometry are a widespread but poorly understood form of hearing impairment. Recent research suggests that childhood LiD are cognitive rather than auditory in origin. We examined deco…
View article: Mapping the human corticoreticular pathway with multimodal delineation of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus and high-resolution diffusion tractography
Mapping the human corticoreticular pathway with multimodal delineation of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus and high-resolution diffusion tractography Open
View article: Resting State fMRI Speech, Language, and Executive Function Network Connectivity in Children with and without Listening Difficulties
Resting State fMRI Speech, Language, and Executive Function Network Connectivity in Children with and without Listening Difficulties Open
Listening Difficulties (LiD) are characterized by a child having reported issues with listening despite exhibiting normal hearing thresholds. LiD can often overlap with other developmental disorders, including speech and language disorders…
View article: Preliminary outcomes of combined treadmill and overground high-intensity interval training in ambulatory chronic stroke
Preliminary outcomes of combined treadmill and overground high-intensity interval training in ambulatory chronic stroke Open
Introduction Locomotor high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a promising intervention for stroke rehabilitation that typically involves bursts of fast treadmill walking alternated with recovery periods. However, overground translation…
View article: Mapping the human corticoreticular pathway with multimodal delineation of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus and high-resolution diffusion tractography
Mapping the human corticoreticular pathway with multimodal delineation of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus and high-resolution diffusion tractography Open
The corticoreticular pathway (CRP) is a major motor tract that provides volitional input to the reticular formation motor nuclei and may be an important mediator of motor recovery after central nervous system damage. However, its cortical …
View article: Effects of prenatal opioid exposure on functional networks in infancy
Effects of prenatal opioid exposure on functional networks in infancy Open
Prenatal opioid exposure has been linked to altered neurodevelopment and visual problems such as strabismus and nystagmus. The neural substrate underlying these alterations is unclear. Resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rsfMRI) is …
View article: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Language Following Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy Primed with Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in 13 Patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Language Following Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy Primed with Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in 13 Patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia Open
BACKGROUND Aphasia is a debilitating consequence of stroke. This study aimed to investigate the role of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation changes during overt language tasks in promoting language improvements followin…
View article: Neuroimaging of the Syllable Repetition Task in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder
Neuroimaging of the Syllable Repetition Task in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder Open
Purpose This study investigated phonological and speech motor neural networks in children with residual speech sound disorder (RSSD) during an overt Syllable Repetition Task (SRT). Method Sixteen children with RSSD with /ɹ/ errors (6F [fem…
View article: Beta synchrony for expressive language lateralizes to right hemisphere in development
Beta synchrony for expressive language lateralizes to right hemisphere in development Open
View article: Functional magnetic resonance brain imaging of imagined walking to study locomotor function after stroke
Functional magnetic resonance brain imaging of imagined walking to study locomotor function after stroke Open
View article: Speech cortical activation and connectivity in typically developing children and those with listening difficulties
Speech cortical activation and connectivity in typically developing children and those with listening difficulties Open
Listening difficulties (LiD) in people who have normal audiometry are a widespread but poorly understood form of hearing impairment. Recent research suggests that childhood LiD are cognitive rather than auditory in origin. We examined deco…