Longitudinal Subject Pairing in Cross-Sectional Neonatal Data Reveals Asynchronous Structural and Functional Brain Maturation
Roxana Namiranian, Mohadeseh Sadeghi, Hamid Abrishami Moghaddam
The paper uses a longitudinal subject-pairing framework on cross-sectional neonatal data to reveal asynchronous structural and functional brain maturation, finding a functional maturation lag of about five days relative to structural development.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience