Preterm birth affects dorsal-stream functioning even after age 6.
With increasing numbers of preterm infants surviving, the impact of preterm birth on later cognitive development presents a major interest. This study investigates the impact of preterm birth on later dorsal- and ventral-stream functioning. An atypical pattern of performance was found for preterm children relative to full-term controls, but in the dorsal-drawing task only. These findings suggest that the number of gestational weeks does affect dorsal-stream functioning, even after more than 6 years of favorable environmental conditions in healthy preterm children.
Santos
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Mediterranean Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience-INCM-CNRS, 31, chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France. a.santos@incm.cnrs-mrs.fr
Duret
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Mancini
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Gire
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D047928:Premature Birth; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013028:Space Perception