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Volumetric brain growth in humans is most dramatic during the first two years of life. It is also the time when linguistic abilities develop at a rapid pace. Maturation of language skills requires the co-operation of ...

Brain development is most rapid during the fetal period and the first years of life. This process can be affected by many in utero factors, such as chemical exposures and maternal health characteristics. The goal of this ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe method to examine human brain in all age groups. However, a typical MR scan is very sensitive to motion, and therefore it requires the subject to lie still during the data ...

Background: Birth is a traumatic event with moulding forces directed to the fetal skull, which may result in intracranial hemorrhages. However, the knowledge on prevalence and risk factors of incidental brain magnetic ...

The objective of the paper was to study the link between socio-economic status and violence in adolescent males and to then explain it using social dominance hierarchies. The study was completed using Global School-based ...

Recent developments in magnetic resonance imaging have facilitated the paediatric neurodevelopmental studies. Developing accurate subcortical volumetric quantification tools is a crucial issue for the field, as they could ...

One of the major symptoms of multiple sclerosis is cognitive decline, which includes worsening memory (verbal, visuospatial, etc.), attention, processing speed, and executive functions. The volume and mass of the hippocampus ...

Although cochlear implants (CIs) have become a common treatment for sensorineural hearing loss (WHO, 2019), little is known on what happens in the brain after CI switch-on. The aim of this study is to develop a functional ...

Prenatal maternal depression is common in pregnant women and can have negative effects on emotional development in offspring, and even increase children’s risk for mental and behavioral disorders. In toddlers, however, the ...

In Finland, buprenorphine is the most common street opioid and buprenorphine-naloxone is widely used in opioid agonist treatment. Studies concerning buprenorphine-naloxone abuse and associated factors are scarce. This ...