Morphological features of the neonatal brain support development of subsequent cognitive, language, and motor abilities.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of the role of brain maturation in the development of cognitive abilities derives primarily from studies of school-age children to adults. Little is known about the morphological features of the neonatal brain that support the subsequent development of abilities in early childhood, when maturation of the brain and these abilities are the most dynamic. The goal of our study was to determine whether brain morphology during the neonatal period supports early cognitive development through 2 years of age. We correlated morphological features of the cerebral surface assessed using deformation-based measures (surface distances) of high-resolution MRI scans for 33 healthy neonates, scanned between the first to sixth week of postmenstrual life, with subsequent measures of their motor, lan

SUBMITTER: Spann MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4188825 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature