Journal article
Efficiency of structural connectivity networks relates to intrinsic motivation in children born extremely preterm
L Pascoe, D Thompson, M Spencer-Smith, R Beare, C Adamson, KJ Lee, C Kelly, N Georgiou-Karistianis, C Nosarti, E Josev, G Roberts, LW Doyle, ML Seal, PJ Anderson
Brain Imaging and Behavior | SPRINGER | Published : 2019
Abstract
Intrinsic motivation is essential for academic success and cognitive growth, but limited work has examined the neuroanatomical underpinnings of intrinsic motivation from a network perspective, particularly in early childhood. Using graph theoretical analysis, this study investigated global and local properties of structural connectivity networks in relation to intrinsic motivation within a vulnerable group of children at early school age. Fifty-three 7 year-old children born extremely preterm (<28 weeks’ gestational age)/extremely low birth weight (<1000 g) underwent T1 and diffusion weighted imaging. Structural connectivity networks were generated using 162 cortical and subcortical nodes, a..
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Awarded by Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC: Project Grant 1028422, Centre of Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine (1060733), Program Grant 606789, Senior Research Fellowship 1081288, Career Development Fellowship 1085754), Monash University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.