Functional connectivity in the social perception pathway at birth is linked with attention to faces at 4 months
Katarzyna Chawarska, Angélina Vernetti, Huili Sun, Michelle Hampson, Chenhao Li, Suzanne L. Macari, Kelly K. Powell, Robert Todd Constable, Joseph Tung-Chien Chang, Laura R. Ment, Dustin Scheinost
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.
Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science · Aug 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience