Ontogenesis of Memory Consolidation

Currently, there is limited understanding about how memory consolidation is enabled and constrained in the developing brain. In this study, neural processes of consolidation in normally developing and preterm born children will be analyzed. This approach capitalizes on the fact that while hippocampus integrity is compromised among individuals born preterm, there is significant interindividual variability in the degree of their memory impairment, with some having memory performance in the normal range (good performers vs. bad performers).