Neural compensation in adulthood following very preterm birth demonstrated during a visual paired associates learning task

Autor: Anastasia K. Kalpakidou, Vincent Giampietro, Vyacheslav Karolis, Robin M. Murray, Sagnik Bhattacharyya, Philip J. Brittain, Chiara Nosarti, Kie Woo Nam, Seán Froudist Walsh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: NeuroImage : Clinical
NeuroImage: Clinical, Vol 6, Iss C, Pp 54-63 (2014)
ISSN: 2213-1582
Popis: Very preterm birth (VPT
Highlights • We investigated visual memory ability in young adults who were born very prematurely and a term-born control group • Similar performance levels were observed between the groups on a task measuring visual memory capacity • fMRI analysis revealed that there are significantly different processes occurring between the groups concerning the adaptation of neural resources during learning and recall • Structural differences were also found, with very-prematurely born adults having smaller grey matter volume in a region relevant to visual processing • In the preterm group, some of these different neural responses may represent the results of compensatory neuroplastic processes which aid in overcoming perinatal brain insult
Databáze: OpenAIRE