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Cardiovascular Research
Attentiona functions of young adults were affected by neonatal complications
January 13th, 2005
Researchers have investigated visual attention in young adulthood after cardiopulmonary resuscitation at birth or being born small for gestational age. According to a study from Sweden, "The Posner cue-target paradigm for the study of shifts in visual attention was used to assess focused attention and shifts in attention in 43 young adults, 19 to 28 years of age, who had been in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at birth because of perinatal asphyxia (n=31) or who were born small for gestational age (n=12)." G. Viggedal and colleagues of Goteburg University explained, "Their performances were compared to that of 18 control subjects. The subjects...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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