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Motion Perception and Form Discrimination in Extremely Preterm School‐Aged Children
Author(s) -
Benassi Mariagrazia,
Bolzani Roberto,
Forsman Lea,
Ådén Ulrika,
Jacobson Lena,
Giovagnoli Sara,
Hellgren Kerstin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.12945
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , motion perception , population , audiology , gestational age , developmental psychology , motion (physics) , visual perception , medicine , pregnancy , environmental health , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , biology , computer science , genetics
This population‐based study evaluated motion and form perception in 71 children born extreme premature (EPT; < 27 gestational weeks), aged 6.5 years, as compared to a matched group of 79 control children born at term. Motion and form perception were evaluated by motion coherence and form coherence tests. The EPT group showed a poorer performance on both tasks as compared to the control group. However, after controlling for IQ and visual acuity, the EPT group showed only a significant deficit in motion perception. No association was found between motion perception accuracy and gestational age, previous retinopathy of prematurity, or previous intraventricular hemorrhage in the EPT group. The results highlight the long‐term motion perception deficits in children born EPT.