Cognitive control deficits in adolescents born with very low birth weight (≤ 1500 g): Evidence from dichotic listening

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-187

  Bless, Josef J ^a,b   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^b,c,d   Westerhausen, René ^b,c   Løhaugen, Gro C ^e,f   Eidheim, Ole Christian ^e   Brubakk, Ann Mari ^a,e   Skranes, Jon ^a,e   Gramstad, Arne ^c   Håberg, Asta K ^a,e  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d KG Jebsen Center for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f Sorlandet Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Cortical thickness; Dichotic listening; Preterm; Top down

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; RISK; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RISK;

EID: 84877631079     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12032     Document Type: Article

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