Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience November 2018 Fanny Dégeilh, Annie Bernier, Élizabel Leblanc et al.
Infants' experiences are considered to determine to a large degree the strength and effectiveness of neural connections and fine tune the development of brain networks. As one of the most pervasive and potent relational experiences of infancy, parent-child relationships appear to be prime candidates to account for experience-driven differences in children's brain development. Yet, studies...
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.06.003 (opens in new tab)
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