機能的近赤外分光法（fNIRS）を用いて、早産児の脳における機能的コネクティヴィティが睡眠ステートによって異なることを報告した論文が、Sleepにアクセプトされました。本研究は、名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科の白木杏奈先生、城所博之先生らのグループとの共同研究です。

Sleep state-dependent development of resting state functional connectivity during the preterm period.

Anna Shiraki1, Hiroyuki Kidokoro1, Hama Watanabe2 , Gentaro Taga2, Takafumi Ushida3, Hajime Narita1, Takamasa Mitsumatsu1, Sumire Kumai1, Ryosuke Suzui1, Fumi Sawamura1, Yuji Ito1, Hiroyuki Yamamoto1, Tomohiko Nakata1, Yoshiaki Sato4, Masahiro Hayakawa4 Yoshiyuki Takahashi1, Jun Natsume1,5

1 Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
2 Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
4 Division of Neonatology, Center for Maternal-Neonatal Care, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
5 Department of Developmental Disability Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.