Functional Organization of the Neonatal Basal Ganglia and Thalamus
Samantha L. Blake, Jeanette K. Kenley, Tara A. Smyser, Aidan R. Latham, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Deanna J. Greene, Rachel E. Lean, Deanna M. Barch, Barbara B. Warner, Joan L. Luby, Cynthia E. Rogers, Christopher D. Smyser, Chad M. Sylvester, Ashley N. Nielsen
The paper uses resting-state fMRI to study subcortical network organization in neonates, children, and adults, finding that the anterior-posterior organization is present at birth but somatomotor network representations are larger in neonates.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience