562-05-002 ISMRM Abstract

Early Music Exposure Enhances Claustrum Microstructural Maturation in Preterm Infants: Evidence from Diffusion MRI

Primary: Pediatrics - Neonatal

Secondary: Brain Function and fMRI - Task/Intervention Based fMRI

562-05-002 · Fetal and Neonatal Imaging · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row C

Keywords: Diffusion weighted imaging Preterm infants Music intervention Claustrum

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Kinkini Bhadra ¹, Andrew Boehringer¹, Cecilia Naboni², Milena Apostolova³, Manuela Filippa^1,4, Joana Sa de Almeida^5,6, Petra Hüppi^1,6

¹Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Geneva, Switzerland

²Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

³Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

⁴Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland

⁵Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, Australia

⁶Division of Development and Growth, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland

Presenting Author: Kinkini Bhadra

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4. Sa de Almeida J, Boehringer A, Loukas S, Fischi-Gomez E, Van der Veek A, Lordier L, Courvoisier S, Lazeyras F, Van De Ville D, Ball G, Hüppi PS. Regional BOLD variability reflects microstructural maturation and neuronal ensheathment in the preterm infant cortex. bioRxiv. 2025 Jul 30;2025.07.30.667792. doi:10.1101/2025.07.30.667792. [doi]

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