Project description
Identifying cognitive risks in preterm infants
Preterm births affect over 1 in 10 babies and are linked to difficulties in crucial cognitive skills like numerical and visual perception. However, a significant knowledge gap exists regarding the neural and behavioural associations of these skills in both preterm and full-term infants. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the PrePER project aims to uncover the neural signatures of cognitive dysfunctions in preterm infants during their first year and assess the impact of parent-baby interactions in predicting cognitive challenges by their second year. By establishing criteria to identify at-risk infants, PrePER seeks to enhance early diagnostics and interventions, benefiting scientific communities, parents, and healthcare providers. This pioneering research could boost support for preterm infants.
Objective
The number of preterm births is on the rise -now more than 1 in 10 babies- and being born preterm is associated with having difficulties in two very important and related cognitive skills that we rely on daily: numerical and visual perception. However, a knowledge gap exists on neural and behavioural associations of numerical and visual perception in full-term and preterm infants. PrePER aims to uncover the underlying neural signatures of the cognitive dysfunctions that preterm infants might display in the first year of their lives and the role of parent-baby interaction to predict preterm infants that are at risk of developing these cognitive difficulties in the second year of their lives. The purpose is to establish criteria to identify infants (especially preterm) at-risk of having cognitive difficulties in numerical and visual perception. Shedding light on normal and impaired cognitive functions in infancy is an essential stepping stone that will pave the way for early diagnostic tools and interventions that would correct the cognitive dysfunctions more efficiently while the brain is still developing. The activities in PrePER will lead to original and innovative outcomes that are beneficial for four parties: 1) Scientific communities will be interested in the results as the ambitious research objectives address questions that have not been asked before. 2) Parents of preterm infants, health-care providers, and policy makers will be interested in the results as the overall aim is to establish criteria to identify infants at-risk of having cognitive-developmental difficulties in the first year of their lives. 3) The researcher will be accelerating her career progression as the training objectives meet her specific needs. 4) The supervisor will be enlarging her research interest and network as the research objectives include a topic within the researcher’s expertise.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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7491 TRONDHEIM
Norway
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