Growth faltering is associated with altered brain functional connectivity and cognitive outcomes in urban Bangladeshi children exposed to early adversity

Growth faltering is associated with altered brain functional connectivity and cognitive outcomes in urban Bangladeshi children exposed to early adversity

Abstract Background Stunting affects more than 161 million children worldwide and can compromise cognitive development beginning early in childhood. There is a paucity of research using neuroimaging tools in conjunction with sensitive behavioral assays in low-income settings, which has hindered rese...

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Main Authors: Wanze Xie, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Mark Wade, Swapna Kumar, Alissa Westerlund, Shahria H. Kakon, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Charles A. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Early adversity
Stunting
Malnutrition
EEG functional connectivity
Low-income countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1431-5

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