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Xiaoxu Na
Researcher
Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022–2023); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2022–2023)
Faculty Researcher
7 h-index
25 pubs
116 cited
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OverviewAI-generated summary
Xiaoxu Na's research investigates the intricate connections between maternal health during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment. Her work utilizes neuroimaging techniques to examine how factors such as maternal nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being influence the developing fetal brain, particularly focusing on white matter development and functional connectivity. Na has also explored the relationship between sleep disturbances and brain morphometry in healthy children, as well as white matter microstructures and cognitive functioning in older children. Her research has been supported by publications in peer-reviewed journals, and she collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Xiawei Ou and Charles M. Glasier.
Metrics
- h-index: 7
- Publications: 25
- Citations: 116
Selected Publications
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Associations between maternal adiposity during pregnancy and neonatal brain cortical development (2026)
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Association of prenatal depression and anxiety with cortical development and behavioral outcomes in 8-year-old children (2026)
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Maternal physical activity during pregnancy is associated with changes of brain cortical development and executive function in 8-year-old children (2026)
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Body weight-related alterations in white matter functional connectivity in children: An fMRI study (2026)
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Body mass index, cortical thickness and executive function in late childhood (2025)
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Relationships Between Body Composition and Mental Health During Pregnancy Are Moderated by Physical Activity and Diet (2025)
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ADHD diagnostics and severity assessment using topological manifold learning of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) (2025)
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Functional Connectivity to the Amygdala in the Neonate Is Impacted by the Maternal Anxiety Level During Pregnancy (2025)
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White matter functional networks in the developing brain (2024)
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Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Offspring Brain Development: Insights from Neuroimaging (2024)
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Birth-related subdural hemorrhage in asymptomatic neonates: evolution over time and differentiation from traumatic subdural hemorrhage (2024)
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity (2024)
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Maternal Diet Quality during Pregnancy Is Associated with Neonatal Brain White Matter Development (2023)
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Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Xiawei Ou
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
16 shared publications
In database
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Offspring Brain Development: Insights from Neuroimaging
- Mother’s physical activity during pregnancy and newborn’s brain cortical development
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Maternal Diet Quality during Pregnancy Is Associated with Neonatal Brain White Matter Development
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Charles M. Glasier
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Mother’s physical activity during pregnancy and newborn’s brain cortical development
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Maternal Diet Quality during Pregnancy Is Associated with Neonatal Brain White Matter Development
- Associations Between White Matter Microstructures and Cognitive Functioning in 8-Year-Old Children: A Track-Weighted Imaging Study
- Associations between Cortical Asymmetry and Domain Specific Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Thomas M. Badger
Arkansas Children's Hospital
5 shared publications
In database
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Associations Between White Matter Microstructures and Cognitive Functioning in 8-Year-Old Children: A Track-Weighted Imaging Study
- Correlations between sleep disturbance and brain cortical morphometry in healthy children
- Associations between Cortical Asymmetry and Domain Specific Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children
- Track-weighted imaging analysis of white matter microstructures in healthy children: Sex and hemispheric differences
Rajikha Raja
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (US)
4 shared publications
- Mother’s physical activity during pregnancy and newborn’s brain cortical development
- Associations Between White Matter Microstructures and Cognitive Functioning in 8-Year-Old Children: A Track-Weighted Imaging Study
- Associations between Cortical Asymmetry and Domain Specific Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children
- Track-weighted imaging analysis of white matter microstructures in healthy children: Sex and hemispheric differences
Jayne Bellando
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Associations between Cortical Asymmetry and Domain Specific Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children
- Functional Connectivity to the Amygdala in the Neonate Is Impacted by the Maternal Anxiety Level During Pregnancy
Aline Andres
Arkansas Children's Hospital
3 shared publications
In database
- Mother’s physical activity during pregnancy and newborn’s brain cortical development
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Maternal Diet Quality during Pregnancy Is Associated with Neonatal Brain White Matter Development
Linda Larson‐Prior
Arkansas Children's Hospital
2 shared publications
In database
- Correlations between sleep disturbance and brain cortical morphometry in healthy children
- Body mass index, cortical thickness and executive function in late childhood
Emir Tas
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
Radhika Muzumdar
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
Elisabet Børsheim
Arkansas Children's Hospital
2 shared publications
In database
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
Jonathan A. Dranoff
Yale University (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
Yali Huang
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- White matter functional networks in the developing brain
- Relationships Between Body Composition and Mental Health During Pregnancy Are Moderated by Physical Activity and Diet
Li Ma
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
1 shared publication
- Brain Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Neural Networks and Survival Prediction
Mariofanna Milanova
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
1 shared publication
In database
- Brain Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Neural Networks and Survival Prediction
Mary Qu Yang
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
1 shared publication
In database
- Brain Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Neural Networks and Survival Prediction
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