Prenatal famine exposure
1 paper3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: European Commission and 2 more
- Humans1
Outcomes
2Rate of brain health changes over time
no changein humans1
1 study
Rate of brain health changes over time
no changein humans1
Prenatal famine exposure has no effect on rate of brain health changes over time in humans.
“We observed no group differences in rate of brain health changes over time.”
Humansprenatal famine exposure in early gestationbrain
Longitudinal changes in late-life brain health after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine
NeuroImage2 Oct 2025
Brain volume
downin humans1
1 study
Brain volume
downin humans1
Prenatal famine exposure decreases brain volume in humans.
“We observed significantly smaller brain volumes in exposed compared to unexposed men”
Humansprenatal famine exposure in early gestationbrainmales
Longitudinal changes in late-life brain health after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine
NeuroImage2 Oct 2025
Associations
1Cerebral blood flow
mixedin humans1
1 study
Cerebral blood flow
mixedin humans1
Prenatal famine exposure is associated with cerebral blood flow in humans.
“alterations in cerebral blood flow in both exposed men and women compared to unexposed individuals”
Humansprenatal famine exposure in early gestationbrain
Longitudinal changes in late-life brain health after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine
NeuroImage2 Oct 2025