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Insights into early brain development from modern brain imaging and outcome studies
Author(s) -
Weindling Michael
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01785.x
Subject(s) - medicine , brain development , neuroimaging , brain function , outcome (game theory) , gestation , neuroscience , pediatrics , pregnancy , psychiatry , psychology , mathematics , mathematical economics , biology , genetics
Abstract Recent brain imaging and outcome studies of infants born at very early gestation have cast new light on brain development at a vulnerable stage. Some of these new developments are reviewed in this editorial. Conclusion: The anatomical differences between the brains of babies born extremely prematurely and those born at term appear to translate into disturbances of function. The challenge for paediatricians is to discover the causes, with the aim of promoting normal brain development.