Structural network topology and cognitive control in very preterm born young adults.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the long-term effects of very preterm (VPT) birth (<32 weeks of gestation) on cognitive control and structural brain network topology. Data were obtained from 61 very VPT and 79 full term (FT) individuals aged 26 years, who participated in the prospective Bavarian Longitudinal Study since birth (BLS, https://www.bayerische-entwicklungsstudie.de). Cognitive control ability was estimated through a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, while the structural topology of the cognitive control brain network was analysed through diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, tractography, and graph-theoretic analysis. Brain-behaviour associations were further examined using structural equation modelling. Consistent with expectations, we observed significant group differ

SUBMITTER: Marek MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12860724 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature