Neurodevelopmental aspects of prenatal child’s life

Radovan Hrubý1, 2, Lili Maas3, Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh1
1Elizabeth University of Health and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Department of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, Medicine and Integrative Neuroscience, Slovak Republic 2Psychiatric ambulance, Martin, Slovak Republic 3Neuroendocrinology Letters, Stockholm, Sweden

Korespondenční autor: Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh (editor@nel.edu)

ISSN 1804-7181 (On-line)

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Submitted:23. 6. 2014
Published online: 31. 12. 2014

Summary

The prenatal phase of life is a critical period for brain development. It is a crucial period for the formation of structural and functional integrity of the brain with the combination of various factors in the unique environment of the uterus. It is a period of manifold interactions that are essential biological conditions for the continuous development of the human brain and it is also a particularly vulnerable period for the development of potential risk predispositions. Several findings suggest that the formation of the human mind starts as early as the prenatal period.

Keywords: prenatal period; development; brain; mind

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