Recent reports showed that children born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are at greater risk of experiencing verbal short-term memory span (STM) deficits that may impede their learning capacities at school. It is still unknown whether these deficits are modality dependent.
Department of Psychology, The Developmental Neuropsychology Lab, The Gonda (Goldschmied) Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. gevaro@mail.biu.ac.il