All Posts: brain development

• A Brain Fingerprint: Study Uncovers Unique Brain Plasticity in People Born Blind

  A study led by Georgetown University neuroscientists reveals that the part of the brain that receives and processes visual information in sighted people develops a unique connectivity pattern in people born blind.

  Category: News Release Tags: blindness, brain, brain development, brain plasticity, neuroscience

• Perinatal Transmission of HIV Can Lead to Cognitive Deficits

  Perinatal transmission of HIV to newborns is associated with serious cognitive deficits as children grow older, according to a detailed analysis of 35 studies conducted by Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. The finding helps pinpoint the geographic regions and factors that may be important for brain development outcomes related to perinatal HIV infection: mother-to-child HIV transmission during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or breastfeeding.

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, brain development, HIV, mind, neuroscience, perinatal HIV transmission, population health, research