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Premature birth alters the brain's developmental clock

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Premature birth alters the brain's developmental clock
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A new study reveals that when a baby is born prematurely, their cerebellum, the part of the brain with a critical role in motor function, language and cognition, grows and develops in a different way than it would if the baby remained in utero to full term.

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