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E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
PEDIATRICS
2017
Pediatrics 2017
Volume:3 Issue:4(Suppl)
Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN 2471-805X
N o v e m b e r 1 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 7
L o n d o n , U K
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variety of impairments in high order cognitive processing
have been described throughout childhood and
adolescence in individuals who were born very preterm
(<32 weeks of gestation), although little is known about the
effects of very preterm birth on specific cognitive outcomes
later in life. Existing research in very preterm samples
suggests a selective long-term vulnerability of brain circuits
associated with different aspects of high order cognitive
processing, including the fronto-temporal, the fronto-striatal
and the fronto-parieto-cerebellar networks. This talk will
describe a few studies from our group that have directly
explored the functional and structural brain correlates of
high order cognitive outcomes in very preterm born young
adults, with an emphasis on emotion recognition, learning
and working memory. The effects of early brain damage and
structural alterations following very preterm birth on the adult
neuroanatomy of cognitive processing will be also discussed.
chiara.nosarti@kcl.ac.ukNeuroanatomy
of high order
cognitive processing
following very
preterm birth
Chiara Nosarti
King’s College London UK
J Pediatr Care 2017, 3:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-003