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Cognitive Development and Intelligence, Mental Health and Mental Disorders ā Do They Have an Antenatal Origin?
Ljudski je mozak nevjerojatan i fascinantan organ u svakom pogledu. Prirodi je trebalo nekoliko milijardi godina da evolucijom konstruira i usavrÅ”i tako sofisticiranu arhitekturu s beskonaÄnim spektrom savrÅ”eno koordiniranih funkcija i nevjerojatnom moguÄnosti promjene i prilagodbe. Danas nam razvoj tehnologije omoguÄuje da potraga za razumijevanjem ljudskih kognitivnih sposobnosti i prilagodbe na složeni okoliÅ” obuhvati i ono kljuÄno razdoblje u kojem se odvija razvoj najsloženije strukture u ljudskom tijelu ā prenatalno razdoblje. Uvidom u fetalne procese razvoja mozga i živÄanog sustava pomalo se potvrÄuje teorija kako veÄina moždanih funkcija koje prouÄavamo veÄ godinama svoj zaÄetak imaju upravo u prenatalnom razdoblju. Isto tako, meÄuigra izmeÄu genoma, epigenoma i okoline oblikuje fenotip ljudskog zdravlja ili bolesti, Äak i prije roÄenja. Äini se da je doÅ”lo pravo vrijeme za promociju nove specijalnosti prenatalne i perinatalne psihijatrije.The human brain is an incredible and fascinating organ in every respect. It took nature several billion years of evolution to construct and perfect such a sophisticated neural architecture with an infinite spectrum of perfectly coordinated functions and amazing capability for change and adaptation. Today, the advancement of technology has enabled us to strive to understand human cognitive capabilities and adaptation to an elaborate environment, which includes that crucial period in which the most complex structure in the human body develops ā the prenatal period. Insights into the processes of fetal brain and central nervous system development are gradually confirming the theory that most brain functions we have been studying for years have their origin in the prenatal period. Similarly, the interplay between the genome, epigenome, and environment shapes a phenotype of human health or illness even before birth. It seems that the time has come for a recognized specialty in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychiatry