Executive function (EF) underpins the ability to set goals and work towards those goals by co-
ordinating thought and action. Its emergence during the first 3 years of life is under-studied …

By 1985 newly devised behavioural and electrophysiological techniques had been used to
track development of infants' acuity, contrast sensitivity and binocularity, and for clinical …

Preterm birth is a risk factor for deficits of neurological and cognitive development. Four
cohort studies are reported investigating the effects of very premature birth (< 32 weeks …

The development of attention is critical for the young child's competence in dealing with the
demands of everyday life. Here we review evidence from infants and preschool children …

Abstract Research in the Visual Development Unit on “dorsal stream vulnerability'(DSV)
arose from research in two somewhat different areas. In the first, using cortical milestones for …

Visual information is believed to be processed through two distinct, yet interacting cortical
streams. The ventral stream performs the computations needed for recognition of objects …

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 186 The increased awareness of cerebral visual
impairment in children, combined with improved recognition of its wide ranging …

The consequences of prematurity on brain functional development are numerous and
diverse, and impact all brain functions at different levels. Prematurity occurs between 22 and …

Vision is the main entrance for environmental input to the human brain. Even if vision is our
most used sensory modality, its importance is not limited to environmental exploration …

Hypoxia–ischemia (HI) occurs when blood and/or oxygen delivery to the brain is
compromised. HI injuries can occur in infants born prematurely (< 37 weeks gestational age) …