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Abstract
With increasing numbers of preterm infants surviving, the impact of preterm birth
on later cognitive development presents a major interest. This study investigates
the impact of preterm birth on later dorsal- and ventral-stream functioning. An atypical
pattern of performance was found for preterm children relative to full-term controls,
but in the dorsal-drawing task only. These findings suggest that the number of gestational
weeks does affect dorsal-stream functioning, even after more than 6 years of favorable
environmental conditions in healthy preterm children.