In a new study it is found those babies who are born premature may be at an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems because of weakened connections in brain networks that is linked to processing of emotions, communication and attention.
The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They focused on the difference of brain of premature and full-term babies.
Details of the findings were presented at the annual meeting of Neuroscicnet 2015 held on October 19. It says one out of nine babies are born premature in the US and they have higher risk of motor skill problems, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, cognitive difficulties and ADHD, anxiety and autism spectrum disorders.
The researchers studied magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor brain imaging (DTBI) of more than 100 babies of the two groups - premature and full-term birth.
Here the premature babies were born 10 weeks or more early.
The full-term babies were scanned on second or third day after the birth and the premature babies were scanned within couple of days after the original due date.
Researchers found some key brain networks have been found weaker in such babies who were born premature. The affected networks include attention, emotion and communication. This is the reason such infants have higher risk of elevated psychiatric disorders.
The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They focused on the difference of brain of premature and full-term babies.
Details of the findings were presented at the annual meeting of Neuroscicnet 2015 held on October 19. It says one out of nine babies are born premature in the US and they have higher risk of motor skill problems, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, cognitive difficulties and ADHD, anxiety and autism spectrum disorders.
The researchers studied magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor brain imaging (DTBI) of more than 100 babies of the two groups - premature and full-term birth.
Here the premature babies were born 10 weeks or more early.
The full-term babies were scanned on second or third day after the birth and the premature babies were scanned within couple of days after the original due date.
Researchers found some key brain networks have been found weaker in such babies who were born premature. The affected networks include attention, emotion and communication. This is the reason such infants have higher risk of elevated psychiatric disorders.
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