Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Large-scale brain modes reorganize between infant sleep states and carry prognostic information for preterms

  • Anton Tokariev,
  • James A. Roberts,
  • Andrew Zalesky,
  • Xuelong Zhao,
  • Sampsa Vanhatalo,
  • Michael Breakspear,
  • Luca Cocchi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10467-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Patterns of brain activity during sleep in early stages of life influence brain development and behavior. Here, the authors reveal cortical dynamics underpinning quiet and active sleep states in pre- and full-term infants, and their links to neurodevelopmental outcomes.