Laura R. Ment

The paper examines functional connectivity in the social perception pathway in neonates and links it to social attention at 4 months, finding stronger connectivity in the right pathway associated with better social functioning.

The paper uses white-matter controllability at birth to predict social engagement and language outcomes in toddlers.

This study tracks the development of three brain networks from late gestation to the newborn period, finding slower maturation in the default mode network and environmental influences on the salience network.

The paper examines functional connectivity between the anterior insula and amygdala in neonates with familial autism history, finding hypoconnectivity linked to autism risk scores.