Caregiver-infant interactions selectively shape emerging functional connectivity in the neonatal brain
Laura Carnevali, Borja Blanco, Maria Rozhko, Matthew Weatherhead, Mark Henry Johnson, Sarah Lloyd‐Fox, The PIPKIN Study Team
This study shows that caregiver-infant interactions influence functional connectivity in the neonatal brain during the first postnatal month, with specific effects on short- and long-range connectivity.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience