Typical crossmodal numerosity perception in preterm newborns

Giovanni Anobile; Maria C. Morrone; Daniela Ricci; Francesca Gallini; Ilaria Merusi; Francesca Tinelli

doi:10.1163/22134808-bja10051

Typical crossmodal numerosity perception in preterm newborns

Giovanni Anobile, Maria C. Morrone, Daniela Ricci, Francesca Gallini, Ilaria Merusi, Francesca Tinelli

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Abstract

Premature birth is associated with a high risk of damage in the parietal cortex, a key area for numerical and non-numerical magnitude perception and mathematical reasoning. Children born preterm have higher rates of learning difficulties for school mathematics. In this study, we investigated how preterm newborns (born at 28-34 weeks of gestation age) and full-term newborns respond to visual numerosity after habituation to auditory stimuli of different numerosities. The results show that the two groups have a similar preferential looking response to visual numerosity, both preferring the incongruent set after crossmodal habituation. These results suggest that the numerosity system is resistant to prematurity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	693-714
Number of pages	22
Journal	Multisensory Research
Volume	34
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-bja10051
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Crossmodal perception
Neonatal cognition
Newborns
Numerical cognition
Numerosity perception
Preterm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Cognitive Neuroscience

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