Preterm birth accelerates the maturation of spontaneous and resting activity in the visual cortex
Isabelle F. Witteveen, Emily McCoy, Troy D. Holsworth, Catherine Z. Shen, Winnie Chang, Madelyn Gailey Nance, Allison R. Belkowitz, Avery Dougald, Meghan H. Puglia, Adema Ribic
This study finds that preterm birth accelerates cortical maturation in both infants and mice, as evidenced by a flatter 1/f EEG slope and suppressed neuronal firing.
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · May 15, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience