Cross-paradigm fNIRS brain activity in 1-month-old infants across The Gambia and the United Kingdom
Cross-cohort differences in the cross-paradigm analyses suggest that context-specific developmental markers are evident within the first month of life and show high individual variability. Cross-paradigm analyses revealed that greater vocal selectivity (UK) is associated with higher inter-hemispheric connectivity, potentially allowing us to identify biomarkers of more mature neurodevelopment within the first weeks of postnatal life.
Authors
- Samantha McCann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7445-4692)
- Laura Katus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4310-2723)
- Chiara Bulgarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-137X)
- Ebou Touray
- Isobel Greenhalgh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-4072)
- Ebrima Mbye
- Maria Rozhko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4348-1150)
- Nathan J. Hayes
- Borja Blanco
- Anna Blasi
- Sophie E. Moore
- Clare E. Elwell
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
- Birkbeck, University of London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurophotonics
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.13.s1.s13007
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00