Preterm babies not short of grey matter

• Autores: Douglas Heaven
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2901, 2013, pág. 14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Premature birth need not lead to learning difficulties. That's the exciting conclusion of two independent but complementary studies. Together, the studies suggest that the relatively small cerebral cortex seen in many preterm babies contains a normal number of neurons that can be nurtured back to health with the right care. A small cerebral cortex was widely assumed to reflect a lack of neurons, perhaps because some of the cells die following the ischemia--reduced blood flow to brain tissue--often experienced by premature babies.