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Preterm birth is a major risk factor for neurodevelopment impairments often only appearing later in life. The brain is still at a high rate of development during adolescence, making this a promising window for intervention. It is thus crucial to understand the mechanisms of altered brain function in this population. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how the brain dynamically reconfigures its own organisation over time in preterm-born young adolescents. Research to date has mainly focused on structural disturbances or in static features of brain function in this population. However, recent studies have shown that brain activity is highly dynamic, both spontaneously and during performance of a task, and that small disruptions in ... toggle 7 keywords

non-invasive neuroimaging functional mri dynamic analysis preterm bold signal variability co-activation patterns ppi-caps

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Author
Freitas, Lorena G. A.
Institution
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Supervisors
Publication Year
2020
Upload Date
Sept. 22, 2020

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