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SUBMITTER: Toulmin H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859832 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toulmin Hilary H O'Muircheartaigh Jonathan J Counsell Serena J SJ Falconer Shona S Chew Andrew A Beckmann Christian F CF Edwards A David AD
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior 20201111
Infants born preterm are at high risk of long-term motor and neurocognitive deficits. In the majority of these infants structural MRI at the time of normal birth does not predict motor or cognitive outcomes accurately, and many infants without apparent brain lesions later develop motor and cognitive deficits. Thalamocortical connections are known to be necessary for normal brain function; they develop during late fetal life and are vulnerable to perinatal adversity. This study addressed the hypo ...[more]