A Spatiotemporal Causal Model for Revealing Developmental Changes in Infants' Brain Effective Connectivity Networks During the First Year of Life.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Published Date: Aug 7, 2025

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The infant's brain undergoes significant structural and physiological transformations during the first year of life. Although extensive research has explored brain development during this critical period, most studies relied on traditional functional connectivity rather than effective connectivity (EC).

Authors

  • Meiliang Liu
  • Chao Yu
    Link Sense Laboratory, Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology, Nanjing, China.
  • Xiaoxiao Yang
    Nantong Key Laboratory of Public Health and Medical Analysis, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, PR China.
  • Yunfang Xu
  • Huiwen Dong
  • Zijin Li
    Department of Music AI and Music Information Technology, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
  • Zhengye Si
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 1100 Virginia Avenue, Columbia , MO 65211, USA.
  • Xinyue Yang
    Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
  • Junhao Huang
    Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China.
  • Ziyuan Shi
  • Kuiying Yin
    Link Sense Laboratory, Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology, Nanjing, China.
  • Zhiwen Zhao

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