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Too Early to Learn? Preterm Birth Affects Ability to Solve Complex Cognitive Tasks
Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the 91福利, UK have investigated the relation between the duration of pregnancy and cognitive abilities under varying work load conditions.
Please see the press release at
and the article:
Jaekel, J., Baumann, N., & Wolke, D. (2013). Effects of Gestational Age at Birth on Cognitive Performance: A Function of Cognitive Workload Demands. Plos One, 8(5)