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19058856

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Fetal speech and language abilities were examined in 104 low-risk fetuses at 33-41 weeks gestational age using a familiarization/novelty paradigm. Fetuses were familiarized with a tape recording of either their mother or a female stranger reading the same passage and subsequently presented with a novel speaker or language: Studies (1) & (2) the alternate voice, (3) the father's voice, and (4) a female stranger speaking in native English or a foreign language (Mandarin); heart rate was recorded continuously. Data analyses revealed a novelty response to the mother's voice and a novel foreign language. An offset response was observed following termination of the father's and a female stranger's voice. These findings provide evidence of fetal attention, memory, and learning of voices and language, indicating that newborn speech/language abilities have their origins before birth. They suggest that neural networks sensitive to properties of the mother's voice and native-language speech are being formed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1934-8800
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal sensitivity to properties of maternal speech and language.
pubmed:affiliation
Queen's University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. kisilevb@queensu.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article