Family Nurture Intervention in preterm infants alters frontal cortical functional connectivity assessed by EEG coherence

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 670-677

  Myers, M M ^a,b,c   Grieve, P G ^a,d   Stark, R I ^a   Isler, J R ^a   Hofer, M A ^b,c   Yang, J ^b,c   Ludwig, R J ^a   Welch, M G ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain maturation; Emotional connection; Maternal; NICU; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CONNECTOME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY NURTURE INTERVENTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FRONTAL CORTICAL FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; AGE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SLEEP;

EID: 84931562316     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13007     Document Type: Article

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