Cortical auditory processing in preterm newborns: An ERP study

Biological Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-185

  Bisiacchi, Patrizia Silvia ^a   Mento, Giovanni ^a   Suppiej, Agnese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory event related potentials; Cortical functioning; Gestational age; Mismatch response; Preterm newborns

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP;

EID: 69249203852     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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