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Pascoe et al. BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:144 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/13/144

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Preventing academic difficulties in preterm children: a randomised controlled trial of an adaptive working memory training intervention – IMPRINT study Leona Pascoe1, Gehan Roberts1,2,4, Lex W Doyle1,2,3,4, Katherine J Lee1,2, Deanne K Thompson1,5, Marc L Seal1,2, Elisha K Josev1,8, Chiara Nosarti6, Susan Gathercole7 and Peter J Anderson1,2*

Abstract Background: Very preterm children exhibit difficulties in working memory, a key cognitive ability vital to learning information and the development of academic skills. Previous research suggests that an adaptive working memory training intervention (Cogmed) may improve working memory and other cognitive and behavioural domains, although further randomised controlled trials employing long-term outcomes are needed, and with populations at risk for working memory deficits, such as children born preterm. In a cohort of extremely preterm (