Does very premature birth affect the functioning of the somatosensory cortex? - A magnetoencephalography study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-93

  Nevalainen, Päivi ^a,b   Pihko, Elina ^a,b   Metsäranta, Marjo ^c   Andersson, Sture ^c   Autti, Taina ^a   Lauronen, Leena ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Helsinki Brain Research Center   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Magnetoencephalography (MEG); Neonate; Somatosensory evoked magnetic field (SEF); Very preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; FINGERS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREMATURE BIRTH; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH;

EID: 42649109028     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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