Back to the future: omnipresence of fetal influence on the human brain through the lifespan
Kristine Beate Walhovd, Stine Kleppe Krogsrud, Inge K. Amlien, Øystein Sørensen, Yunpeng Wang, Anne Cecilie Sjøli Bråthen, Knut Øverbye, Jonas Kransberg, Athanasia M. Mowinckel, Fredrik Magnussen, Martine Herud, Asta Kristine Haberg, Anders M. Fjell, Dídac Vidal-piñeiro A
This study shows that birth weight consistently correlates with cortical surface area and volume across the lifespan, suggesting prenatal growth influences brain structure through brain reserve rather than maintenance.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience