Mechanically evoked perioral reflexes in premature and term human infants

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• 作者：Barlow ; Steven M. ; Dusick ; Anna ; Finan ; Donald S. ; Coltart ; Shirley ; Biswas ; Amitava
• 关键词：Motor systems and sensorimotor integration ; Reflex function ; Premature infant ; Orbicularis oris ; Mechanical stimulation ; Electromyography ; Non-nutritive suck ; Sensorimotor
• 刊名：Brain Research
• 出版年：2001
• 出版时间：April 27, 2001
• 年：2001
• 卷：899
• 期：1-2
• 页码：251-254
• 全文大小：810 K

文摘

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.