Physiological evidence consistent with reduced neuroplasticity in human adolescents born preterm

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 46, 2012, Pages 1640-16416

  Pitcher, Julia B ^a   Riley, Alysha M ^a   Doeltgen, Sebastian H ^a   Kurylowicz, Lisa ^a   Rothwell, John C ^b   McAllister, Suzanne M ^a   Smith, Ashleigh E ^a   Clow, Angela ^c   Kennaway, David J ^a   Ridding, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LEARNING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84869053189     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3079-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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