Eye-tracking for longitudinal assessment of social cognition in children born preterm.
Bethan DeanLorna GinnellVictoria LedshamAthanasios TsanasEmma TelfordSarah SparrowSue Fletcher-WatsonJames P BoardmanPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2020)
Preterm children have reduced social attentional preference at 7-9 months compared with term-born controls, but catch up by 5 years. Infant social cognition is influenced by socioeconomic deprivation and gestational age. Social cognition and neurodevelopment have different trajectories following preterm birth.