Development of visual cortex in human neonates is selectively modified by postnatal experience.

ABSTRACT: Experience-dependent cortical plasticity is a pivotal process of human brain development and essential for the formation of most cognitive functions. Although studies found that early visual experience could influence the endogenous development of visual cortex in animals, little is known about such impact on human infants. Using the multimodal MRI data from the developing human connectome project, we characterized the early structural and functional maps in the ventral visual cortex and their development during neonatal period. Particularly, we found that postnatal time selectively modulated the cortical thickness in the ventral visual cortex and the functional circuit between bilateral primary visual cortices. But the cortical myelination and functional connections of the high-order visu

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature