Abstract
Neurophysiological assessment of the preterm human neonatal oromotor system has been limited due to their fragile medical state, and methodological limitations. A new, noninvasive technology known as the actifier was developed and used to evoke perioral motor unit activity during non-nutritive suck in preterm infants. A significant ontologic trend for the early component of the perioral reflex (R1) was discovered in the context of spontaneous, centrally-patterned oromotor behavior.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 251-254 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Brain Research |
| Volume | 899 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 27 2001 |
Keywords
- Electromyography
- Mechanical stimulation
- Non-nutritive suck
- Orbicularis oris
- Premature infant
- Sensorimotor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology
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Barlow, S. M., Dusick, A., Finan, D. S., Coltart, S., & Biswas, A. (2001). Mechanically evoked perioral reflexes in premature and term human infants. Brain Research, 899(1-2), 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02239-9