Fetal functional brain age assessed from universal developmental indices obtained from neuro-vegetative activity patterns.

Fetal brain development involves the development of the neuro-vegetative (autonomic) control that is mediated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Disturbances of the fetal brain development have implications for diseases in later postnatal life. In that context, the fetal functional brain age can...

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Main Authors: Dirk Hoyer, Florian Tetschke, Susan Jaekel, Samuel Nowack, Otto W Witte, Ekkehard Schleußner, Uwe Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3776847?pdf=render