Randomized controlled trial protocol to improve multisensory neural processing, language and motor outcomes in preterm infants

• Main Authors: Mary Lauren Neel (Author), Paul Yoder (Author), Pawel J. Matusz (Author), Micah M. Murray (Author), Ashley Miller (Author), Stephanie Burkhardt (Author), Lelia Emery (Author), Kaleigh Hague (Author), Caitlin Pennington (Author), Jessica Purnell (Author), Megan Lightfoot (Author), Nathalie L. Maitre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Premature infants are at risk for abnormal sensory development due to brain immaturity at birth and atypical early sensory experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This altered sensory development can have downstream effects on other more complex developmental processes....