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ADVANCES IN PRETERM INFANT RESEARCH; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I: A review on early executive function deficit in preterm children and its association with neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood; Abstract; Introduction; Executive function in preterm infants; Early assessment of executive function; Conclusion; References; Chapter II: Inhibition and prefrontal lobe functioning in preterm and full-term infants; Abstract; Introduction; Our study; Our findings; Discussion; References.

Chapter III: Executive function and general development in preterm and full-term infantsAbstract; Introduction; Our study; What we found; Discussion; References; Chapter IV: Planning and prefrontal lobe functioning in preterm and full term infants; Abstract; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter V: A comparison of sustained attention in very preterm and term infants; Abstract; Introduction; Our study; What we found; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter VI: Prefrontal lobe functioningand its relationship to working memory in preterm infants.

AbstractIntroduction; Our research; What we found; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter VII: Conclusion; Implications for early intervention programs and education; Chapter VIII: Acknowledgments; Chapter IX: About the editors; Chapter X: About Griffith Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; Chapter XI: About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel; Mission; Service and academic activities; Research activities; National collaborations; International collaborations; Targets.