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1. 1. Effects of preterm birth : Associations between brain volumes, neuropsychological functioning, and side preference in school age children.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Nina Bask; Anna Bäckström; [2013]
   Keywords : Preterm; Children; Cognition; Neuropsychology; Brain; Laterality; Handedness;

   Abstract : A preterm birth is associated with increased risk for neurocognitive deficits, but there is a need to further investigate brain/behavior relations among younger school age children born preterm. The main purpose of this study was to investigate relations between brain volumes and neuropsychological functioning, with an additional aim of examining side preference, among 18 school age children, nine born extremely/very preterm and nine born at-term. READ MORE