Cortical multisensory connectivity is present near birth in humans.

How the newborn brain adapts to its new multisensory environment has been a subject of debate. Although an early theory proposed that the brain acquires multisensory features as a result of postnatal experience, recent studies have demonstrated that the neonatal brain is already capable of processin...

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Publicado en:Brain Imaging & Behavior Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1207 - 1214
Autores principales: Sours, Chandler, Raghavan, Prashant, Foxworthy, W., Meredith, M., El Metwally, Dina, Zhuo, Jiachen, Gilmore, John, Medina, Alexandre, Gullapalli, Rao, Foxworthy, W Alex, Meredith, M Alex, Gilmore, John H, Medina, Alexandre E, Gullapalli, Rao P
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2017
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          Sours, Chandler
          Raghavan, Prashant
          Foxworthy, W.
          Meredith, M.
          El Metwally, Dina
          Zhuo, Jiachen
          Gilmore, John
          Medina, Alexandre
          Gullapalli, Rao
          Foxworthy, W Alex
          Meredith, M Alex
          Gilmore, John H
          Medina, Alexandre E
          Gullapalli, Rao P
        affil: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore 21201 USA
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          Brain
          Brain Physiology
          Neural Pathways
          Relaxation
          Prospective Studies
          Infant, Newborn
          Female
          Infant
          Brain Mapping
          Neural Pathways Physiology
          Male
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging
          Clinical Assessment Tools
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          Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Female
          Male
      ab: How the newborn brain adapts to its new multisensory environment has been a subject of debate. Although an early theory proposed that the brain acquires multisensory features as a result of postnatal experience, recent studies have demonstrated that the neonatal brain is already capable of processing multisensory information. For multisensory processing to be functional, it is a prerequisite that multisensory convergence among neural connections occur. However, multisensory connectivity has not been examined in human neonates nor are its location(s) or afferent sources understood. We used resting state functional MRI (fMRI) in two independent cohorts of infants to examine the functional connectivity of two cortical areas known to be multisensory in adults: the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) and the superior temporal sulcus (STS). In the neonate, the IPS was found to demonstrate significant functional connectivity with visual association and somatosensory association areas, while the STS showed significant functional connectivity with the visual association areas, primary auditory cortex, and somatosensory association areas. Our findings establish that each of these areas displays functional communication with cortical regions representing various sensory modalities. This demonstrates the presence of cortical areas with converging sensory inputs, representing that the functional architecture needed for multisensory processing is already present within the first weeks of life.
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