Bridging the gap before and after birth: Methods and technologies to explore the functional neural development in humans

• Autor principal: Marika Berchicci (auth)
• Outros Autores: Silvia Comani (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Colecção: Frontiers Research Topics
• Assuntos: Neurosciences; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Electroencephalography (EEG); prematurity; neurodevelopment; connectivity; Brain monitoring; cerebral blood flow; autonomic nervous system (ANS); Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG)
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Infant brain damage is a serious condition that affects millions of babies each year. The period from late gestation to the first year of life is the most critical one for the development of central and autonomous nervous systems. Medical conditions such as preterm birth may compromise brain functio...