Fetal Foundations of Cognition: Tracing Neurodevelopmental Pathways from an Integrated Perspective
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cognition; fetus
Interests: pediatric neuroradiology; normal and pathological brain development from fetal life to ad-olescence; study of rare diseases (i.e., congenital immunodeficiency; metachromatic leu-kodystrophy and mucopolysaccharidosis I); pediatric brain tumors and drug-resistant epi-lepsies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background & History: Research on fetal neurodevelopment is a burgeoning field, aiming to strengthen the tie between early brain developmental hallmarks and their lifelong cognitive and behavior sequels.
Aim and Scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue seeks to amalgamate cutting-edge research from two pivotal areas: basic research focused on fetal cognition foundations and clinical translational studies identifying neurodevelopmental alterations with potential long-term effects on cognition, emotion and behavior.
Cutting-Edge Research: We encourage submissions employing innovative fetal brain research methodologies, including structural and functional MRI, with an emphasis on novel approaches such as AI to advance our understanding of fetal neurodevelopment and its implications for later cognitive functions.
Call for Papers: Papers should present integrated perspectives, utilize advanced methodological frameworks and ideally include longitudinal studies that correlate fetal findings with neurocognitive outcomes measured at later stages of life through behavioral or neuroimaging techniques.
Dr. Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa
Dr. Cristina Baldoli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fetal neurodevelopment
- neuroimaging techniques
- cognitive outcomes
- integrated perspectives
- methodological innovations
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