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Alissa Westerlund

Boston Children's HospitalORCID 0000-0001-9357-5134Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Charles A. NelsoniD· 2 shared Hannah F. BehrendtiD· 1 shared John E. RichardsiD· 1 shared Julia K. CataldoiD· 1 shared Katherine L. PerdueiD· 1 shared Laurie BayetiD· 1 shared Mark WadeiD· 1 shared Rashidul HaqueiD· 1 shared

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Neural responses to happy, fearful and angry faces of varying identities in 5- and 7-month-old infants

Laurie Bayet, Katherine L. Perdue, Hannah F. Behrendt, John E. Richards, Alissa Westerlund, Julia K. Cataldo, Charles A. Nelson

The paper examines neural and behavioral responses to happy, fearful, and angry faces in 5- and 7-month-old infants, finding similar patterns despite age differences.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Nov 10, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Child Growth Predicts Brain Functional Connectivity and Future Cognitive Outcomes in Urban Bangladeshi Children Exposed to Early Adversities

Wanze Xie, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Mark Wade, Swapna Kumar, Alissa Westerlund, Shahria Hafiz Kakon, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Charles A. Nelson

The paper examines how child growth affects brain functional connectivity and future cognitive outcomes in Bangladeshi children exposed to early adversity, finding that faltered growth is linked to altered connectivity and reduced IQ.

BMC Medicine · Nov 24, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience