Brain Connectivity Weakened in Preemies (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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babies who are born prematurely are at higher risk for a number of problems, like motor difficulties and cognitive deficits, and those babies also have an elevated risk for psychiatric disorders. Now, comparing brain scans of full-term babies to those from babies born at least 10 weeks before their due date, Washington University researchers have identified differences that may contribute to the risk for some of those problems.

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