Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 10 (2014) 1–9

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Motor fMRI and cortical grey matter volume in adults born very preterm E.J. Lawrence a,1 , S. Froudist-Walsh a,1 , R. Neilan a , K.W. Nam a , V. Giampietro b , P. McGuire a , R.M. Murray a , C. Nosarti a,c,∗ a Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s Health Partners, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK b Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s Health Partners, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK c Centre for the Developing Brain, King’s Health Partners, King’s College London, First Floor, South Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK

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Article history: Received 7 November 2013 Received in revised form 3 June 2014 Accepted 9 June 2014 Keywords: Preterm Adult fMRI Motor Cognitive Neurodevelopment

a b s t r a c t The primary aim of this study was to investigate the functional neuroanatomy of motor planning, initiation and execution in a cohort of young adults (mean age 20 years) who were born very preterm (VPT;