Understanding Brain Changes from Pregnancy to Early Development
TL;DR
A Yale study using MRI data from over 600 infants demonstrates that brain age models can track healthy infant development and reveal environmental influences, such as maternal age, on brain maturation. These models predict brain age and identify gaps between predicted and actual ages, indicating developmental speed. While advanced brain development correlates with better cognitive abilities, it may impair emotional regulation, suggesting that following normative developmental trajectories is ideal.
Topics:healthscience#brain-development#infant-health#machine-learning#maternal-influence#neuroscience#science
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