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The Impact of Prematurity on Social Understanding (IPSU) Project

The Impact of Prematurity on Social Understanding project investigated how social cognition develops in children, with a specific interest in understanding the impact of preterm birth on social cognition.

 

The project utilised play-based tasks and eye-tracking methods, and formed Dr Catherine Laverty's PhD work.

Please note - data collection for this study is now complete. Thank you to all the families who took part!

Project team

Dr Catherine Laverty

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Professor Caroline Richards

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Dr Andrew Surtees

Funded by:

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The Richards Lab is one of four research centres that comprises the Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, please visit cerebranetwork.com  to find out about the network and current research, for information and resources for parents/ carers and healthcare professionals, go to www.findresources.co.uk 

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