Electrophysiological brain responses of six-month-old low risk premature infants

Margarita Stolarova, Heather Whitney, Sara J. Webb, Raye Ann DeRegnier, Michael K. Georgieff, Charles A. Nelson*

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Abstract

This study sought to examine the electrophysiological correlates of visual perceptual priming in a sample of low risk preterm infants. We compared the ERP data of 20 healthy preterm infants at the age of 6 months (corrected age: 4 months) to those of 20 six-month-old and 20 four-month-old full term infants. The comparison groups represented the preterm infants' chronological and corrected ages respectively. The results showed that the brain responses of the preterm infants at the age of 6 months, specifically the topography and the latency of the Nc component, are more similar to those of their corrected age peers than to those of the chronological age controls.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)437-450
Number of pages14
JournalInfancy
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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