ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
High Maternal BMI during Pregnancy Relates to Alterations in Human Fetal Brain Functional Organization
- Megan Norr
University of California, Berkeley - Jasmine Hect
Wayne State University - Moriah Thomason
New York University Medical Center
Abstract
Prenatal health influences fetal development, but the extent to which maternal obesity impacts the human fetal brain during pregnancy has yet to be examined. Here, we applied non-invasive fMRI in utero and discovered altered fetal prefrontal brain network connectivity. Increased BMI was associated with increased within- and decreased cross-hemisphere connectivity.
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