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Nguyen T, Reisner S, Lueger A, Wass SV, Hoehl S, Markova G. Sing to me, baby: Infants show neural tracking and rhythmic movements to live and dynamic maternal singing. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2023; 64:101313. [PMID: 37879243 PMCID: PMC10618693 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Infant-directed singing has unique acoustic characteristics that may allow even very young infants to respond to the rhythms carried through the caregiver's voice. The goal of this study was to examine neural and movement responses to live and dynamic maternal singing in 7-month-old infants and their relation to linguistic development. In total, 60 mother-infant dyads were observed during two singing conditions (playsong and lullaby). In Study 1 (n = 30), we measured infant EEG and used an encoding approach utilizing ridge regressions to measure neural tracking. In Study 2 (n =40), we coded infant rhythmic movements. In both studies, we assessed children's vocabulary when they were 20 months old. In Study 1, we found above-threshold neural tracking of maternal singing, with superior tracking of lullabies than playsongs. We also found that the acoustic features of infant-directed singing modulated tracking. In Study 2, infants showed more rhythmic movement to playsongs than lullabies. Importantly, neural coordination (Study 1) and rhythmic movement (Study 2) to playsongs were positively related to infants' expressive vocabulary at 20 months. These results highlight the importance of infants' brain and movement coordination to their caregiver's musical presentations, potentially as a function of musical variability.
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- Trinh Nguyen
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria; Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychology, University of East London, University Way, London E16 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria; Institute for Early Life Care, Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 13, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Piccirilli E, Marchetti C, Panara V, Celentano C, D'Antonio F, Sensi S, Righini A, Caulo M. Fetal MR Imaging Anatomy of the Transverse Temporal Gyrus (Heschl Gyrus). AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:1325-1331. [PMID: 37884303 PMCID: PMC10631540 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The human auditory system develops early in fetal life. This retrospective MR imaging study describes the in vivo prenatal anatomic development of the transverse temporal gyrus (Heschl gyrus) site of the primary auditory cortex. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred seventy-two MR imaging studies of the fetal brain (19-39 weeks' gestational age) acquired from a single institution's 1.5T scanner were retrospectively examined by 2 neuroradiologists. MR imaging with pathologic findings and extreme motion artifacts was excluded. Postnatal Heschl gyrus landmarks were used as a reference on T2-weighted ssFSE sequences in the 3 orthogonal planes. The frequency of the Heschl gyrus was reported for gestational age, hemisphere, and planes. Descriptive statistics and a McNemar test were performed. RESULTS Two hundred thirty MR imaging studies were finally included. Fetal brains were divided by gestational age (in weeks) into 8 groups (parentheses indicate the number of observations): 19-21 (29), 22-23 (32), 24-25 (21), 26-27 (18), 28-29 (35), 30-31 (30), 32-33 (33) and >34 (32). The Heschl gyrus appeared on MR imaging between 24 and 25 weeks' gestational age (14/21 fetuses, 67%) and was visible in all fetuses after the 28th week of gestation. By its appearance (24-28 weeks' gestational age), the sagittal plane was the most sensitive in its detectability. After 28-29 weeks' gestational age, the Heschl gyrus was evident in all acquisition planes and fetuses. Results did not differ between hemispheres. CONCLUSIONS The Heschl gyrus appears on MR imaging at 24-25 weeks' gestational age, paralleling the functional activation of the auditory system. We propose the Heschl gyrus as an early additional MR imaging marker of fetal brain development.
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- Eleonora Piccirilli
- From the Department of Neuroscience (E.P., S.S., M.C.), Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
- Neuro-Oncology Unit (E.P.), Department of Imaging, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
- ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (E.P., C.M., V.P., S.S., M.C.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Radiology Unit (C.M.), San Pio Da Pietrelcina Hospital, Vasto, Chieti, Italy
- ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (E.P., C.M., V.P., S.S., M.C.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiology (V.P., M.C.), Santissima Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
- ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (E.P., C.M., V.P., S.S., M.C.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit (C.C.), Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- Center for Fetal Care and High-Risk Pregnancy (F.D.), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Department of Neuroscience (E.P., S.S., M.C.), Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
- ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (E.P., C.M., V.P., S.S., M.C.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit (A.R.), Pediatric Radiology Department, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- From the Department of Neuroscience (E.P., S.S., M.C.), Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Radiology (V.P., M.C.), Santissima Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
- ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences (E.P., C.M., V.P., S.S., M.C.), University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Nguyen T, Flaten E, Trainor LJ, Novembre G. Early social communication through music: State of the art and future perspectives. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2023; 63:101279. [PMID: 37515832 PMCID: PMC10407289 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
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A growing body of research shows that the universal capacity for music perception and production emerges early in development. Possibly building on this predisposition, caregivers around the world often communicate with infants using songs or speech entailing song-like characteristics. This suggests that music might be one of the earliest developing and most accessible forms of interpersonal communication, providing a platform for studying early communicative behavior. However, little research has examined music in truly communicative contexts. The current work aims to facilitate the development of experimental approaches that rely on dynamic and naturalistic social interactions. We first review two longstanding lines of research that examine musical interactions by focusing either on the caregiver or the infant. These include defining the acoustic and non-acoustic features that characterize infant-directed (ID) music, as well as behavioral and neurophysiological research examining infants' processing of musical timing and pitch. Next, we review recent studies looking at early musical interactions holistically. This research focuses on how caregivers and infants interact using music to achieve co-regulation, mutual engagement, and increase affiliation and prosocial behavior. We conclude by discussing methodological, technological, and analytical advances that might empower a comprehensive study of musical communication in early childhood.
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- Trinh Nguyen
- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy
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Pino O, Di Pietro S, Poli D. Effect of Musical Stimulation on Placental Programming and Neurodevelopment Outcome of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2718. [PMID: 36768104 PMCID: PMC9915377 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The fetal environment is modulated by the placenta, which integrates and transduces information from the maternal environment to the fetal developmental program and adapts rapidly to changes through epigenetic mechanisms that respond to internal (hereditary) and external (environmental and social) signals. Consequently, the fetus corrects the trajectory of own development. During the last trimester of gestation, plasticity shapes the fetal brain, and prematurity can alter the typical developmental trajectories. In this period, prevention through activity-inducing (e.g., music stimulation) interventions are currently tested. The purpose of this review is to describe the potentialities of music exposure on fetus, and on preterm newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit evaluating its influence on neurobehavioral development. METHODS Databases were searched from 2010 to 2022 for studies investigating mechanisms of placental epigenetic regulation and effects of music exposure on the fetus and pre-term neonates. RESULTS In this case, 28 selected papers were distributed into three research lines: studies on placental epigenetic regulation (13 papers), experimental studies of music stimulation on fetus or newborns (6 papers), and clinical studies on premature babies (9 papers). Placental epigenetic changes of the genes involved in the cortisol and serotonin response resulted associated with different neurobehavioral phenotypes in newborns. Prenatal music stimulation had positive effects on fetus, newborn, and pregnant mother while post-natal exposure affected the neurodevelopment of the preterm infants and parental interaction. CONCLUSIONS The results testify the relevance of environmental stimuli for brain development during the pre- and perinatal periods and the beneficial effects of musical stimulation that can handle the fetal programming and the main neurobehavioral disorders.
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- Olimpia Pino
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- INAIL Research, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
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Understanding why infant-directed speech supports learning: A dynamic attention perspective. DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2022.101047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Takano Y, Umezawa M, Kubota N, Takeda K, Yanagita S. Effects of music exposure during pregnancy on maternal behavior in mother rats. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10029. [PMID: 35991990 PMCID: PMC9382262 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Several studies have demonstrated the possibility of positive effects of exposure to music during pregnancy on mental function in humans and animals. Although there remains a core belief in the positive effects of music during pregnancy, the underlying neurobehavioral mechanisms of these effects remain unknown. In this study, we aimed to clarify the relationship between maternal nurturing behavior and the oxytocinergic system to elucidate the effect of music on mental health during pregnancy in an experimental investigation using animal models. Pregnant rats were exposed to Mozart sonatas, and their nurturing behavior after delivery was assessed using behavioral analyses. The neural activities of the oxytocinergic system, which are associated with nurturing behavior, were investigated using FosB immunohistochemistry. Music during pregnancy significantly increased the licking behavior of mothers towards pups, which is representative of positive nurturing behavior. In contrast, this alteration in maternal behavior was shown to have no marked effect on the structure or activity of the oxytocinergic system. This study provided possible evidence that exposure to music during pregnancy had a positive effect on postnatal maternal behavior. The results also suggest that the oxytocinergic system, considered a strong candidate for the neural system that regulates maternal behavior, may not be associated with this behavioral change. Understanding the relationship between other neural systems, physiological responses, and nurturing behaviors will provide a more comprehensive explanation of the mechanisms by which music exposure during pregnancy has a positive effect on mental health. Pregnant rats were exposed to Mozart sonatas and their nurturing behavior was investigated. Exposure to music during pregnancy has a positive effect on postnatal maternal behavior. Maternal behavior had no marked effect on the structure or activity of the oxytocinergic neurons.
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- Yurika Takano
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sanyo-Onoda City University, Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Corresponding author.
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Ormston K, Howard R, Gallagher K, Mitra S, Jaschke A. The Role of Music Therapy with Infants with Perinatal Brain Injury. Brain Sci 2022; 12:578. [PMID: 35624965 PMCID: PMC9139558 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12050578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Perinatal brain injury occurs in 5.14/1000 live births in England. A significant proportion of these injuries result from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term infants and intracranial haemorrhage (IVH) or periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) in preterm infants. Standardised care necessitates minimal handling from parents and professionals to reduce the progression of injury. This can potentially increase parental stress through the physical inability to bond with their baby. Recent research highlights the ability of music therapy (MT) to empower parental bonding without handling, through sharing culturally informed personal music with their infant. This review therefore aimed to systematically evaluate the use of MT with infants diagnosed with perinatal brain injury in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Search terms were combined into three categories (audio stimulation (MT), population (neonates) and condition (brain injury), and eight electronic databases were used to identify relevant studies following PRISMA guidelines. Eleven studies using music or vocal stimulation with infants diagnosed with perinatal brain injury were identified and quality assessed using Cochrane ROB2, the ROBINSI Tool and the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. Studies used either voice as live (n = 6) or pre-recorded (n = 3) interventions or pre-recorded instrumental music (n = 2). Studies had two primary areas of focus: developmental outcomes and physiological effects. Results suggested the use of music interventions led to a reduction of infants' pain scores during procedures and cardiorespiratory events, improved feeding ability (increase oral feeding rate, volume intake and feeds per day) and resulted in larger amygdala volumes than control groups. Additionally, MT intervention on the unit supported long-term hospitalised infants in the acquisition of developmental milestones. Vocal soothing was perceived to be an accessible intervention for parents. However, infants with PVL showed signs of stress in complex interventions, which also potentially resulted in an increase in maternal anxiety in one study. MT with infants diagnosed with perinatal brain injury can have positive effects on infants' behavioural and neurological parameters and support parental involvement in their infants' developmental care. Further feasibility studies are required using MT to determine appropriate outcome measures for infants and the support required for parents to allow future comparison in large-scale randomised control trials.
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- Kirsty Ormston
- Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, University College Hospital London, London EN5 4NP, UK
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- Institute for Women’s Health, University College, London WC1E 6HU, UK; (R.H.); (K.G.); (S.M.)
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- Institute for Women’s Health, University College, London WC1E 6HU, UK; (R.H.); (K.G.); (S.M.)
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- Institute for Women’s Health, University College, London WC1E 6HU, UK; (R.H.); (K.G.); (S.M.)
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, ArtEZ University of the Arts, 6812 CE Arnhem, The Netherlands;
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Massimello F, Billeci L, Canu A, Montt-Guevara MM, Impastato G, Varanini M, Giannini A, Simoncini T, Mannella P. Music Modulates Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Human Fetuses. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:857591. [PMID: 35492323 PMCID: PMC9046697 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.857591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ContextFetal Autonomic Nervous sysTem Evaluation (FANTE) is a non-invasive tool that evaluates the autonomic nervous system activity in a fetus. Autonomic nervous system maturation and development during prenatal life are pivotal for the survival and neuropsychiatric development of the baby.ObjectiveAim of the study is to evaluate the effect of music stimulation on fetal heart rate and specific parameters linked to ANS activity, in particular fetal heart rate variability.MethodsThirty-two women between the 32nd and 38th week with a singleton uncomplicated pregnancy were recruited. All FANTE data collections were acquired using a 10-derivation electrocardiograph placed on the maternal abdomen. In each session (5 min basal, 10 min with music stimulus, and 5 min post-stimulus), FANTE was registered. The music stimulus was “Clair de lune” Debussy, played through headphones on the mother’s abdomen (CTR: 31927).ResultsMusic does not change the mean value of fetal heart rate. However, indices of total fetal heart rate variability statistically increase (RRsd p = 0.037, ANNsd p = 0.039, SD2 p = 0.019) during music stimulation in comparison to the basal phase. Heart rate variability increase depends mainly on the activation of parasympathetic branches (CVI p = 0.013), meanwhile, no significant changes from basal to stimulation phase were observed for indices of sympathetic activity. All the parameters of heart rate variability and parasympathetic activity remained activated in the post-stimulus phase compared to the stimulus phase. In the post-stimulus phase, sympathetic activity resulted in a significant reduction (LFn p = 0.037).ConclusionMusic can influence the basal activity of the fetal autonomic nervous system, enhancing heart rate variability, without changing fetal heart rate mean value. Music is enabled to induce a relaxation state in a near-to-term fetus, mediated by parasympathetic activation and by a parallel sympathetic inhibition.
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- Francesca Massimello
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IFC), Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IFC), Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- *Correspondence: Paolo Mannella,
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Tichko P, Kim JC, Large EW. A Dynamical, Radically Embodied, and Ecological Theory of Rhythm Development. Front Psychol 2022; 13:653696. [PMID: 35282203 PMCID: PMC8907845 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.653696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Musical rhythm abilities-the perception of and coordinated action to the rhythmic structure of music-undergo remarkable change over human development. In the current paper, we introduce a theoretical framework for modeling the development of musical rhythm. The framework, based on Neural Resonance Theory (NRT), explains rhythm development in terms of resonance and attunement, which are formalized using a general theory that includes non-linear resonance and Hebbian plasticity. First, we review the developmental literature on musical rhythm, highlighting several developmental processes related to rhythm perception and action. Next, we offer an exposition of Neural Resonance Theory and argue that elements of the theory are consistent with dynamical, radically embodied (i.e., non-representational) and ecological approaches to cognition and development. We then discuss how dynamical models, implemented as self-organizing networks of neural oscillations with Hebbian plasticity, predict key features of music development. We conclude by illustrating how the notions of dynamical embodiment, resonance, and attunement provide a conceptual language for characterizing musical rhythm development, and, when formalized in physiologically informed dynamical models, provide a theoretical framework for generating testable empirical predictions about musical rhythm development, such as the kinds of native and non-native rhythmic structures infants and children can learn, steady-state evoked potentials to native and non-native musical rhythms, and the effects of short-term (e.g., infant bouncing, infant music classes), long-term (e.g., perceptual narrowing to musical rhythm), and very-long term (e.g., music enculturation, musical training) learning on music perception-action.
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- Parker Tichko
- Department of Music, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Perception, Action, Cognition (PAC) Division, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
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- Perception, Action, Cognition (PAC) Division, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
- Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action (CESPA), Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
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Poćwierz-Marciniak I, Harciarek M. The Effect of Musical Stimulation and Mother's Voice on the Early Development of Musical Abilities: A Neuropsychological Perspective. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:8467. [PMID: 34444216 PMCID: PMC8393253 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An infant's early contact with music affects its future development in a broad sense, including the development of musical aptitude. Contact with the mother's voice, both prenatally and after birth, is also extremely important for creating an emotional bond between the infant and the mother. This article discusses the role that auditory experience-both typically musical and that associated with the mother's voice-plays in fetal, neonatal, and infant development, particularly in terms of musical aptitude. Attempts have also been made to elucidate the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying the positive effects that appropriate musical stimulation can have on a child's development.
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Provasi J, Blanc L, Carchon I. The Importance of Rhythmic Stimulation for Preterm Infants in the NICU. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:660. [PMID: 34438551 PMCID: PMC8393990 DOI: 10.3390/children8080660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The fetal environment provides the fetus with multiple potential sources of rhythmic stimulation that are not present in the NICU. Maternal breathing, heartbeats, walking, dancing, running, speaking, singing, etc., all bathe the fetus in an environment of varied rhythmic stimuli: vestibular, somatosensory, tactile, and auditory. In contrast, the NICU environment does not offer the same proportion of rhythmic stimulation. After analyzing the lack of rhythmic stimulation in the NICU, this review highlights the different proposals for vestibular and/or auditory rhythmic stimulation offered to preterm infants alone and with their parents. The focus is on the beneficial effects of auditory and vestibular stimulation involving both partners of the mother-infant dyad. A preliminary study on the influence of a skin-to-skin lullaby on the stability of maternal behavior and on the tonic emotional manifestations of the preterm infant is presented as an example. The review concludes with the importance of introducing rhythmic stimulations in the NICU.
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- Joëlle Provasi
- Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle -EPHE-PSL, CHArt Laboratory, 93322 Aubervilliers, France;
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- Psychomotor Therapist, DE ISRP, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France;
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- Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle -EPHE-PSL, CHArt Laboratory, 93322 Aubervilliers, France;
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Chifa M, Hadar T, Politimou N, Reynolds G, Franco F. The Soundscape of Neonatal Intensive Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Parents' Experience. CHILDREN-BASEL 2021; 8:children8080644. [PMID: 34438535 PMCID: PMC8391440 DOI: 10.3390/children8080644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Parents who have infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) experience high levels of stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, whether sounds contribute to parents’ stress remains largely unknown. Critically, researchers lack a comprehensive instrument to investigate the relationship between sounds in NICUs and parental stress. To address this gap, this report presents the “Soundscape of NICU Questionnaire” (SON-Q), which was developed specifically to capture parents’ perceptions and beliefs about the impact that sound had on them and their infants, from pre-birth throughout the NICU stay and in the first postdischarge period. Parents of children born preterm (n = 386) completed the SON-Q and the Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire (PPQ). Principal Component Analysis identifying underlying dimensions comprising the parental experience of the NICU soundscape was followed by an exploration of the relationships between subscales of the SON-Q and the PPQ. Moderation analysis was carried out to further elucidate relationships between variables. Finally, thematic analysis was employed to analyse one memory of sounds in NICU open question. The results highlight systematic associations between aspects of the NICU soundscape and parental stress/trauma. The findings underscore the importance of developing specific studies in this area and devising interventions to best support parents’ mental health, which could in turn support infants’ developmental outcomes.
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- Maria Chifa
- Psychology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK; (M.C.); (G.R.)
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- Division of Expressive Therapies, Graduate School of Arts & Social Sciences, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
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- Institute of Education, University College London, London WC1H 0AA, UK;
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK; (M.C.); (G.R.)
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK; (M.C.); (G.R.)
- Correspondence:
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Martel K, Caracci C, Le Normand MT. La prosodie de l’enfant à l’interface de la musique et de la parole. ENFANCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3917/enf2.204.0451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Costantino A, Di Stefano N, Taffoni F, Di Pino G, Casale M, Keller F. Embodying melody through a conducting baton: a pilot comparison between musicians and non-musicians. Exp Brain Res 2020; 238:2279-2291. [PMID: 32725358 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05890-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Finger-tapping tasks have been widely adopted to investigate auditory-motor synchronization, i.e., the coupling of movement with an external auditory rhythm. However, the discrete nature of these movements usually limits their application to the study of beat perception in the context of isochronous rhythms. The purpose of the present pilot study was to test an innovative task that allows investigating bodily responses to complex, non-isochronous rhythms. A conductor's baton was provided to 16 healthy subjects, divided into 2 different groups depending on the years of musical training they had received (musicians or non-musicians). Ad hoc-created melodies, including notes of different durations, were played to the subjects. Each subject was asked to move the baton up and down according to the changes in pitch contour. Software for video analysis and modelling (Tracker®) was used to track the movement of the baton tip. The main parameters used for the analysis were the velocity peaks in the vertical axis. In the musician group, the number of velocity peaks exactly matched the number of notes, while in the non-musician group, the number of velocity peaks exceeded the number of notes. An exploratory data analysis using Poincaré plots suggested a greater degree of coupling between hand-arm movements and melody in musicians both with isochronous and non-isochronous rhythms. The calculated root mean square error (RMSE) between the note onset times and the velocity peaks, and the analysis of the distribution of velocity peaks in relationship to note onset times confirmed the effect of musical training. Notwithstanding the small number of participants, these results suggest that this novel behavioural task could be used to investigate auditory-motor coupling in the context of music in an ecologically valid setting. Furthermore, the task may be used for rhythm training and rehabilitation in neurological patients with movement disorders.
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- Andrea Costantino
- Integrated Sleep Surgery Team UCBM, Unit of Otolaryngology - Integrated Therapies in Otolaryngology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
- FAST, Institute of Philosophy of Scientific and Technological Practice, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies - CREO Lab, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit of Neurophysiology and Neuroengineering of Human-Technology Interaction (NeXTlab), Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Integrated Sleep Surgery Team UCBM, Unit of Otolaryngology - Integrated Therapies in Otolaryngology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- FAST, Institute of Philosophy of Scientific and Technological Practice, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
- Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience and Neural Plasticity, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
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Kahraman A, Gümüş M, Akar M, Sipahi M, Bal Yılmaz H, Başbakkal Z. The effects of auditory interventions on pain and comfort in premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit; a randomised controlled trial. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2020; 61:102904. [PMID: 32653359 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of three auditory interventions; white noise, recorded mother's voice, and MiniMuffs, applied during a heel lance on pain and comfort in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care units. DESIGN AND METHODS This experimental, parallel, randomised controlled research was conducted in a state hospital tertiary-level neonatal intensive care unit. The sample comprised sixty-four premature infants with gestational ages of 31-36 weeks. The infants were randomly assigned to four groups: i) white noise, ii) recorded mother's voice, iii) MiniMuffs, and iv) control. Pain and comfort of newborns were evaluated according to the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) and the COMFORTneo scale. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and crying time were also measured. RESULTS The mean of oxygen saturation levels in the white noise, recorded mother's voice, and MiniMuffs group were higher than the control group. The heart rate, crying time, mean NIPS score, COMFORTneo score of the premature neonates in the white noise, recorded mother's voice, and MiniMuffs groups were significantly lower than the control group (p < .001). CONCLUSION Auditory interventions used during heel lance reduce the pain and increase the comfort of the premature infants. White noise is extremely effective in preventing infants's pain.
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- Ayşe Kahraman
- Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Department, İzmir, Turkey.
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- Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Department, İzmir, Turkey
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- Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Division of Neonatology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Division of Neonatology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Department, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Department, İzmir, Turkey
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Brillo E, Tosto V, Ceccagnoli A, Nikolova N, Pinzaglia V, Bordoni F, Spano F, Bini V, Giardina I, Renzo GCD. The effect of prenatal exposure to music on fetal movements and fetal heart rate: a pilot study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 34:2274-2282. [PMID: 31554450 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1663817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess and compare fetal cardiac parameters of fetuses listening to music before and during nonstress test, only during the test or never. STUDY DESIGN Thirty healthy mother-fetus dyads were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of three groups: group A in which fetuses were submitted to prelistening phase (33rd + 0 to 36th + 3 week) and listening sessions during 4 nonstress tests, group B in which fetuses were submitted to listening sessions during 4 nonstress tests, and group C receiving 4 nonstress tests without any listening. We assessed mean fetal heart rate, fetal heart rate accelerations, fetal heart rate decelerations, fetal movements and uterine contractility. RESULTS Fetuses of the group A, who had already listened to a particular piece of music during previous sessions, had significantly increased their heart rate accelerations and movements during the music listening session of the last nonstress test. No significant changes were observed in the number of uterine contractions. CONCLUSIONS Our findings show that fetuses slightly respond to that music they know, but they do not significantly respond to unknown music.
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- Eleonora Brillo
- Unit of Research Methods and Organisation, Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,PhD Program, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, PhD program on "Translational Medicine", University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Endocrinal and Metabolic Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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López Ramón y Cajal C. Antenatal study of the Heschl’s gyrus: The first step to understanding prenatal learning. Med Hypotheses 2019; 130:109290. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Politimou N, Dalla Bella S, Farrugia N, Franco F. Born to Speak and Sing: Musical Predictors of Language Development in Pre-schoolers. Front Psychol 2019; 10:948. [PMID: 31231260 PMCID: PMC6558368 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The relationship between musical and linguistic skills has received particular attention in infants and school-aged children. However, very little is known about pre-schoolers. This leaves a gap in our understanding of the concurrent development of these skills during development. Moreover, attention has been focused on the effects of formal musical training, while neglecting the influence of informal musical activities at home. To address these gaps, in Study 1, 3- and 4-year-old children (n = 40) performed novel musical tasks (perception and production) adapted for young children in order to examine the link between musical skills and the development of key language capacities, namely grammar and phonological awareness. In Study 2, we investigated the influence of informal musical experience at home on musical and linguistic skills of young pre-schoolers, using the same evaluation tools. We found systematic associations between distinct musical and linguistic skills. Rhythm perception and production were the best predictors of phonological awareness, while melody perception was the best predictor of grammar acquisition, a novel association not previously observed in developmental research. These associations could not be explained by variability in general cognitive functioning, such as verbal memory and non-verbal abilities. Thus, selective music-related auditory and motor skills are likely to underpin different aspects of language development and can be dissociated in pre-schoolers. We also found that informal musical experience at home contributes to the development of grammar. An effect of musical skills on both phonological awareness and language grammar is mediated by home musical experience. These findings pave the way for the development of dedicated musical activities for pre-schoolers to support specific areas of language development.
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- Nina Politimou
- Department of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
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- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM), Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Cognitive Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Lab-STICC, Department of Electronics, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France
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- Department of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
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Neuroprocessing Mechanisms of Music during Fetal and Neonatal Development: A Role in Neuroplasticity and Neurodevelopment. Neural Plast 2019; 2019:3972918. [PMID: 31015828 PMCID: PMC6446122 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3972918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The primary aim of this viewpoint article is to examine recent literature on fetal and neonatal processing of music. In particular, we examine the behavioral, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging literature describing fetal and neonatal music perception and processing to the first days of term equivalent life. Secondly, in light of the recent systematic reviews published on this topic, we discuss the impact of music interventions on the potential neuroplasticity pathways through which the early exposure to music, live or recorded, may impact the fetal, preterm, and full-term infant brain. We conclude with recommendations for music stimuli selection and its role within the framework of early socioemotional development and environmental enrichment.
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Fló A, Brusini P, Macagno F, Nespor M, Mehler J, Ferry AL. Newborns are sensitive to multiple cues for word segmentation in continuous speech. Dev Sci 2019; 22:e12802. [PMID: 30681763 DOI: 10.1111/desc.12802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Before infants can learn words, they must identify those words in continuous speech. Yet, the speech signal lacks obvious boundary markers, which poses a potential problem for language acquisition (Swingley, Philos Trans R Soc Lond. Series B, Biol Sci 364(1536), 3617-3632, 2009). By the middle of the first year, infants seem to have solved this problem (Bergelson & Swingley, Proc Natl Acad Sci 109(9), 3253-3258, 2012; Jusczyk & Aslin, Cogn Psychol 29, 1-23, 1995), but it is unknown if segmentation abilities are present from birth, or if they only emerge after sufficient language exposure and/or brain maturation. Here, in two independent experiments, we looked at two cues known to be crucial for the segmentation of human speech: the computation of statistical co-occurrences between syllables and the use of the language's prosody. After a brief familiarization of about 3 min with continuous speech, using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, neonates showed differential brain responses on a recognition test to words that violated either the statistical (Experiment 1) or prosodic (Experiment 2) boundaries of the familiarization, compared to words that conformed to those boundaries. Importantly, word recognition in Experiment 2 occurred even in the absence of prosodic information at test, meaning that newborns encoded the phonological content independently of its prosody. These data indicate that humans are born with operational language processing and memory capacities and can use at least two types of cues to segment otherwise continuous speech, a key first step in language acquisition.
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- Ana Fló
- Language, Cognition, and Development Laboratory, Scuola Internazionale di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.,Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U992, NeuroSpin Center, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Language, Cognition, and Development Laboratory, Scuola Internazionale di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.,Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Neonatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Language, Cognition, and Development Laboratory, Scuola Internazionale di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy
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- Language, Cognition, and Development Laboratory, Scuola Internazionale di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy
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- Language, Cognition, and Development Laboratory, Scuola Internazionale di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.,Division of Human Communication, Hearing, and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Bieńkowska M, Mitas AW. Linear sound attenuation model for assessing external stimuli in prenatal period. Comput Biol Med 2018; 100:289-295. [PMID: 29198465 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The popularization of acoustic stimulation during the prenatal period encourages the analysis of sounds reaching the inside of the uterus. To assess the distortion of any sound stimuli, a mathematical model of attenuation has to be used. In this paper a mathematical model is proposed on the basis of data from a physical model. The physical model consisted of muscle slices of two different thicknesses placed in a tank filled with water. The amplitudes of sinusoidal waves between 160 and 2000 Hz were measured under the water surface. Using the collected data, a linear mathematical model of sound attenuation on the way to the fetal ear was created. The results indicated a rise in the amount of sound attenuation for increasing frequencies. Analysis of slope coefficients for two muscle thicknesses revealed that there is no significant difference between attenuation by the thinner and the thicker tissue. Finally, the model was verified with data obtained during experiments on animals. The proposed model of the sound transmission allowed assessment of the attenuation by a soft tissue. It reveals changes in the sound reaching fetal ears, which can make acoustic stimulation different than what is heard in postnatal life. The model can be used to simulate the distortion of any sound which is proposed to prenatal stimulation and to assess its quality.
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- Maria Bieńkowska
- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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Listening to Relaxing Music Improves Physiological Responses in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Adv Neonatal Care 2018; 18:58-69. [PMID: 29045255 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Premature infants are exposed to high levels of noise in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). PURPOSE This study evaluated the effect of a relaxing music therapy intervention composed by artificial intelligence on respiratory rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate. METHODS A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was conducted in the NICUs of 2 general public hospitals in Andalusia, Spain. Participants were 17 healthy premature infants, randomly allocated to the intervention group or the control group (silence) at a 1:1 ratio. To be included in the study, the subjects were to be 32 to 36 weeks of gestation at birth (M= 32.33; SD = 1.79) and passed a hearing screening test satisfactorily. The intervention lasted 20 minutes, 3 times a day for 3 consecutive days, while infants were in the incubator. Infants' heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure were assessed before and after each intervention session. RESULTS After each session, the respiratory rate decreased in the experimental group (main between-groups effect (F1,13 = 6.73, P = .022, ηpartial = 0.34). Across the sessions, the heart rate increased in the control group (main between-groups effect, F1,11 = 5.09, P = .045, ηpartial = 0.32). IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH Future studies can use this music intervention to assess its potential effects in premature infants. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Nurses can apply the relaxing music intervention presented in this study to ameliorate the impact of the stressful environment on premature infants.
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Needham AW, Wiesen SE, Hejazi JN, Libertus K, Christopher C. Characteristics of brief sticky mittens training that lead to increases in object exploration. J Exp Child Psychol 2017; 164:209-224. [PMID: 28552388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The onset of independent prehension marks the beginning of infants' direct interaction with the physical world. The success infants have in contacting objects with their hands and arms can have both visual and auditory consequences; objects may move and collide with other objects or fall onto table surfaces. Seeing and hearing these events could have important consequences for infants' learning about objects and their subsequent behavior toward objects. The current research assessed the effects of brief object manipulation experiences and how a specific characteristic of training, auditory feedback produced by hard plastic toys colliding with a tabletop surface, affects pre-reaching infants' subsequent object exploration. In Experiment 1, infants participated in either active "sticky" mittens training or passive "nonsticky" mittens training with a set of toys; before and after this experience, infants explored a teether. Results showed that infants participating in active training increased looking toward and sustained touching of the teether from pre- to post-training, whereas infants receiving passive training decreased their looking toward and touching of the teether following training. To investigate whether infants' exploration behaviors were related to the amount of auditory feedback produced by the objects during training, in Experiment 2 data were collected from infants who received active sticky mittens training that had either more or less auditory feedback potential. Results showed more robust increases in infants' exploratory activity from pre- to post-training in the more auditory feedback condition compared with infants' exploratory activity in the less auditory feedback condition. These findings support the idea that active control of objects, including experiencing contingent feedback through multiple sensory modalities, promotes the development of object exploration during early infancy.
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BOŞNAK MEHMET, KURT AKİFHAKAN, YAMAN SELMA. BEYNİMİZİN MÜZİK FİZYOLOJİSİ. KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNIVERSITESI TIP FAKÜLTESI DERGISI 2017. [DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.296621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Wermke K, Ruan Y, Feng Y, Dobnig D, Stephan S, Wermke P, Ma L, Chang H, Liu Y, Hesse V, Shu H. Fundamental Frequency Variation in Crying of Mandarin and German Neonates. J Voice 2017; 31:255.e25-255.e30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Persico G, Antolini L, Vergani P, Costantini W, Nardi MT, Bellotti L. Maternal singing of lullabies during pregnancy and after birth: Effects on mother-infant bonding and on newborns' behaviour. Concurrent Cohort Study. Women Birth 2017; 30:e214-e220. [PMID: 28169158 DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mother-infant bonding is of great importance for the development and the well-being of the baby. The aim of this Concurrent Cohort Study was to investigate the effects of mothers singing lullabies on bonding, newborns' behaviour and maternal stress. METHODS Eighty-three (singing cohort) and 85 (concurrent cohort) women were recruited at antenatal classes at 24 weeks g.a. and followed up to 3 months after birth. The Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI) and the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) were used to assess maternal-foetal attachment and postnatal bonding. FINDINGS No significant influence was found on Prenatal Attachment; by contrast, Postnatal Bonding was significantly greater (i.e. lower MIBS) in the singing group 3 months after birth (mean 1.28 vs 1.96; p=0.001). In the same singing group, the incidence of neonatal crying episodes in the first month was significantly lower (18.5% vs 28.2; p<0.0001) as were the infantile colic (64.7% vs 38.3%; p=0.003) and perceived maternal stress (29.6% vs 36.5%; p<0.05). Infantile colic was reduced in the singing group, even in the second month after birth (22.8% vs 36.5; p=0.002). At the same time, a reduction was observed in the neonatal nightly awakening (1.5% vs 4.7; p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Mothers singing lullabies could improve maternal-infant bonding. It could also have positive effects on neonatal behaviour and maternal stress.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Center of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Musicologist and Music Therapist, Via Vittorio Emanuele II 24, 20842 Besana Brianza (MB), Italy
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- Maternal Neonatal Ward of San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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Toker E, Kömürcü N. Effect of Turkish classical music on prenatal anxiety and satisfaction: A randomized controlled trial in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. Complement Ther Med 2017; 30:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Taheri L, Jahromi MK, Abbasi M, Hojat M. Effect of recorded male lullaby on physiologic response of neonates in NICU. Appl Nurs Res 2017; 33:127-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kucukoglu S, Aytekin A, Celebioglu A, Celebi A, Caner I, Maden R. Effect of White Noise in Relieving Vaccination Pain in Premature Infants. Pain Manag Nurs 2016; 17:392-400. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shaw KE, Bortfeld H. Sources of Confusion in Infant Audiovisual Speech Perception Research. Front Psychol 2015; 6:1844. [PMID: 26696919 PMCID: PMC4678229 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Speech is a multimodal stimulus, with information provided in both the auditory and visual modalities. The resulting audiovisual signal provides relatively stable, tightly correlated cues that support speech perception and processing in a range of contexts. Despite the clear relationship between spoken language and the moving mouth that produces it, there remains considerable disagreement over how sensitive early language learners-infants-are to whether and how sight and sound co-occur. Here we examine sources of this disagreement, with a focus on how comparisons of data obtained using different paradigms and different stimuli may serve to exacerbate misunderstanding.
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- Kathleen E. Shaw
- Department of Psychology, University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, USA
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- Psychological Sciences, University of California, MercedMerced, CA, USA
- Haskins LaboratoriesNew Haven, CT, USA
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Novembre G, Varlet M, Muawiyath S, Stevens CJ, Keller PE. The E-music box: an empirical method for exploring the universal capacity for musical production and for social interaction through music. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2015; 2:150286. [PMID: 26715993 PMCID: PMC4680608 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Humans are assumed to have a natural-universal-predisposition for making music and for musical interaction. Research in this domain is, however, typically conducted with musically trained individuals, and therefore confounded with expertise. Here, we present a rediscovered and updated invention-the E-music box-that we establish as an empirical method to investigate musical production and interaction in everyone. The E-music box transforms rotatory cyclical movements into pre-programmable digital musical output, with tempo varying according to rotation speed. The user's movements are coded as continuous oscillatory data, which can be analysed using linear or nonlinear analytical tools. We conducted a proof-of-principle experiment to demonstrate that, using this method, pairs of non-musically trained individuals can interact according to conventional musical practices (leader/follower roles and lower-pitch dominance). The results suggest that the E-music box brings 'active' and 'interactive' musical capacities within everyone's reach. We discuss the potential of this method for exploring the universal predisposition for music making and interaction in developmental and cross-cultural contexts, and for neurologic musical therapy and rehabilitation.
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- Giacomo Novembre
- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
- School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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Soley G, Sebastián-Gallés N. Infants Prefer Tunes Previously Introduced by Speakers of Their Native Language. Child Dev 2015; 86:1685-92. [PMID: 26300428 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Infants show attentional biases for certain individuals over others based on various cues. However, the role of these biases in shaping infants' preferences and learning is not clear. This study asked whether infants' preference for native speakers (Kinzler, Dupoux, & Spelke, 2007) would modulate their preferences for tunes. After getting equal exposure to two different tunes introduced by two speakers, 7-month-olds (N = 32) listened longer to the tune that was introduced by a native speaker compared to the tune that was introduced by a foreign speaker. This suggests that the social-emotional context in which exposure to stimuli occurs influences auditory preferences, and that the early emerging attentional biases might have important ramifications regarding social learning in early infancy.
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- Gaye Soley
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra.,Boǧaziçi University
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Early human communication helps in understanding language evolution. Behav Brain Sci 2014; 37:560-1; discussion 577-604. [PMID: 25514950 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x13004081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Building a theory on extant species, as Ackermann et al. do, is a useful contribution to the field of language evolution. Here, I add another living model that might be of interest: human language ontogeny in the first year of life. A better knowledge of this phase might help in understanding two more topics among the "several building blocks of a comprehensive theory of the evolution of spoken language" indicated in their conclusion by Ackermann et al., that is, the foundation of the co-evolution of linguistic motor skills with the auditory skills underlying speech perception, and the possible phylogenetic interactions of protospeech production with referential capabilities.
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BACKGROUND Starting and continuing breastfeeding are influenced by many factors affecting the mother and the infant. No study is found in the literature investigating how to achieve success in the first nutrient-sucking experiences by decreasing the stress experienced by newborns during the adaptation phase of the early postpartum period. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of soothing noise on sucking success in full-term infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS This semi-experimental study was conducted with a total of 127 newborns: 64 in the control group and 63 in the experimental group. The data were collected by the researchers using the Mother and Infant Descriptive Information Form and the LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool, in accordance with the literature. Infants in the experimental group (n=63) were exposed to soothing noise (a song) during the first breastfeeding after birth and again 24 hours later, and their sucking success was assessed. No intervention was applied to the infants in the control group. RESULTS The results demonstrated that the sucking success of newborns who were exposed to soothing noise in the early postpartum period was higher than that of the control group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS It was revealed that exposure to soothing noise is effective for the development of newborns' sucking behaviors as they adapt to extrauterine life in the early postpartum period.
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- Kamile Akca
- 1 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital , Erzurum, Turkey
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Provasi J, Anderson DI, Barbu-Roth M. Rhythm perception, production, and synchronization during the perinatal period. Front Psychol 2014; 5:1048. [PMID: 25278929 PMCID: PMC4166894 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sensori-motor synchronization (SMS) is the coordination of rhythmic movement with an external rhythm. It plays a central role in motor, cognitive, and social behavior. SMS is commonly studied in adults and in children from four years of age onward. Prior to this age, the ability has rarely been investigated due to a lack of available methods. The present paper reviews what is known about SMS in young children, infants, newborns, and fetuses. The review highlights fetal and infant perception of rhythm and cross modal perception of rhythm, fetal, and infant production of rhythm and cross modal production of rhythm, and the contexts in which production of rhythm can be observed in infants. A primary question is whether infants, even newborns, can modify their spontaneous rhythmical motor behavior in response to external rhythmical stimulation. Spontaneous sucking, crying, and leg movements have been studied in the presence or absence of rhythmical auditory stimulation. Findings suggest that the interaction between movement and sound is present at birth and that SMS can be observed in special conditions and within a narrow range of tempi, particularly near the infant's own spontaneous motor tempo. The discussion centers on the fundamental role of SMS in interaction and communication at the beginning of life.
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- Joëlle Provasi
- Laboratoire Cognition Humaine et Artificielle, Ecole Pratique des Hautes EtudesParis, France
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- Department of Kinesiology, San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA, USA
- Institute of Human Development, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, USA
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- Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, Université Paris Descartes – Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis, France
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Fritz TH, Ciupek M, Kirkland A, Ihme K, Guha A, Hoyer J, Villringer A. Enhanced response to music in pregnancy. Psychophysiology 2014; 51:905-11. [PMID: 24835575 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Given a possible effect of estrogen on the pleasure-mediating dopaminergic system, musical appreciation in participants whose estrogen levels are naturally elevated during the oral contraceptive cycle and pregnancy has been investigated (n = 32, 15 pregnant, 17 nonpregnant; mean age 27.2). Results show more pronounced blood pressure responses to music in pregnant women. However, estrogen level differences during different phases of oral contraceptive intake did not have any effect, indicating that the observed changes were not related to estrogen. Effects of music on blood pressure were independent of valence, and dissonance elicited the greatest drop in blood pressure. Thus, the enhanced physiological response in pregnant women probably does not reflect a protective mechanism to avoid unpleasantness. Instead, this enhanced response is discussed in terms of a facilitation of prenatal conditioning to acoustical (musical) stimuli.
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- Thomas Hans Fritz
- Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Culture in Prenatal Development: Parental Attitudes, Availability of Care, Expectations, Values, and Nutrition. CHILD & YOUTH CARE FORUM 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10566-014-9251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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DiPietro JA, Voegtline KM, Costigan KA, Aguirre F, Kivlighan K, Chen P. Physiological reactivity of pregnant women to evoked fetal startle. J Psychosom Res 2013; 75:321-6. [PMID: 24119937 PMCID: PMC3796734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The bidirectional nature of mother-child interaction is widely acknowledged during infancy and childhood. Prevailing models during pregnancy focus on unidirectional influences exerted by the pregnant woman on the developing fetus. Prior work has indicated that the fetus also affects the pregnant woman. Our objective was to determine whether a maternal psychophysiological response to stimulation of the fetus could be isolated. METHODS Using a longitudinal design, an airborne auditory stimulus was used to elicit a fetal heart rate and motor response at 24 (n=47) and 36 weeks (n=45) of gestation. Women were blind to condition (stimulus versus sham). Maternal parameters included cardiac (heart rate) and electrodermal (skin conductance) responses. Multilevel modeling of repeated measures with 5 data points per second was used to examine fetal and maternal responses. RESULTS As expected, compared to a sham condition, the stimulus generated a fetal motor response at both gestational ages, consistent with a mild fetal startle. Fetal stimulation was associated with significant, transient slowing of maternal heart rate coupled with increased skin conductance within 10s of the stimulus at both gestational ages. Nulliparous women showed greater electrodermal responsiveness. The magnitude of the fetal motor response significantly corresponded to the maternal skin conductance response at 5, 10, 15, and 30s following stimulation. CONCLUSION Elicited fetal movement exerts an independent influence on the maternal autonomic nervous system. This finding contributes to current models of the dyadic relationship during pregnancy between fetus and pregnant woman.
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- Janet A. DiPietro
- Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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Ullal-Gupta S, Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden CM, Tichko P, Lahav A, Hannon EE. Linking prenatal experience to the emerging musical mind. Front Syst Neurosci 2013; 7:48. [PMID: 24027502 PMCID: PMC3759965 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The musical brain is built over time through experience with a multitude of sounds in the auditory environment. However, learning the melodies, timbres, and rhythms unique to the music and language of one’s culture begins already within the mother’s womb during the third trimester of human development. We review evidence that the intrauterine auditory environment plays a key role in shaping later auditory development and musical preferences. We describe evidence that externally and internally generated sounds influence the developing fetus, and argue that such prenatal auditory experience may set the trajectory for the development of the musical mind.
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Gilboa A. The dual nature of the womb and its implications for music therapy. NORDIC JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2013.809784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lee GY, Kisilevsky BS. Fetuses respond to father's voice but prefer mother's voice after birth. Dev Psychobiol 2013; 56:1-11. [DOI: 10.1002/dev.21084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Grace Y. Lee
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario Canada
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- Margaret B. Vogan Professor; School of Nursing; Queen's University; 92 Barrie Street Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 3N6
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Queen's University; Canada
- Kingston General Hospital; Kingston, Ontario Canada
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Tumiran MA, Mohamad SP, Saat RM, Mohd Yusoff MYZ, Abdul Rahman NN, Hasan Adli DS. Addressing sleep disorder of autistic children with Qur’anic sound therapy. Health (London) 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.58a2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To provide an overview of developmental and medical benefits of music therapy for preterm infants. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SAMPLE Empirical music studies with preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). MAIN OUTCOME Evidence-based NICU music therapy (NICU -MT ) was highly beneficial with an overall large significant effect size (Cohen's d = 0.82). Effects because of music were consistently in a positive direction. RESULTS Results of the current analysis replicated findings of a prior meta-analysis and included extended use of music.(1) Benefits were greatest for live music therapy (MT ) and for use early in the infant's NICU stay (birth weight <1,000 g, birth postmenstrual age <28 weeks). Results justify strong consideration for the inclusion of the following evidence-based NICU -MT protocols in best practice standards for NICU treatment of preterm infants: music listening for pacification, music reinforcement of sucking, and music pacification as the basis for multilayered, multimodal stimulation.
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- Jayne Standley
- College of Music, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, 32306-1180, USA.
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Carolan M, Barry M, Gamble M, Turner K, Mascareñas Ó. The Limerick Lullaby project: An intervention to relieve prenatal stress. Midwifery 2012; 28:173-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Maternal Music Exposure during Pregnancy Influences Neonatal Behaviour: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Pediatr 2012; 2012:901812. [PMID: 22518187 PMCID: PMC3299264 DOI: 10.1155/2012/901812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Objective. This study evaluated the effect of antenatal music exposure to primigravida healthy mothers on the behaviour of their term appropriate-for-date newborns assessed using Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (BNBAS). Methods. This was a single-centre, randomized, open-label controlled trial. Primigravida mothers aged 19–29 years, free of chronic medical diseases or significant deafness, with singleton pregnancy, with a gestation of 20 weeks or less, were randomized to listen to a pre-recorded music cassette for approximately 1 hour/day in addition to standard antenatal care (intervention arm) or standard care only (control arm). Perinatal factors with adverse effect on neonatal behaviour were deemed as protocol violations. Outcome measure included scores on 7 clusters of BNBAS. Primary analysis was per protocol. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01278329).
Results. One hundred and twenty-six newborns in the music group and 134 in the control group were subjected to BNBAS assessment. The infants of mothers exposed to music during pregnancy performed significantly better on 5 of the 7 BNBAS clusters. The maximal beneficial effect was seen with respect to orientation (ES 1.13, 95% CI 0.82–1.44, P < 0.0001) and habituation (ES 1.05, 95% CI 0.53–1.57, P = 0.0001). Conclusion. Prenatal music exposure to mother significantly and favourably influences neonatal behaviour.
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Colletti L, Mandalà M, Zoccante L, Shannon RV, Colletti V. Infants versus older children fitted with cochlear implants: performance over 10 years. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 75:504-9. [PMID: 21277638 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 01/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the efficacy of cochlear implants (CIs) in infants versus children operated at later age in term of spoken language skills and cognitive performances. METHOD The present prospective cohort study focuses on 19 children fitted with CIs between 2 and 11 months (X=6.4 months; SD=2.8 months). The results were compared with two groups of children implanted at 12-23 and 24-35 months. Auditory abilities were evaluated up to 10 years of CI use with: Category of Auditory Performance (CAP); Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R); Test of Reception of Grammar (TROG) and Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR). Cognitive evaluation was performed using selected subclasses from the Griffiths Mental Development Scale (GMDS, 0-8 years of age) and Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (LIPS-R, 8-13 years of age). RESULTS The infant group showed significantly better results at the CAP than the older children from 12 months to 36 months after surgery (p<.05). Infants PPVT-R outcomes did not differ significantly from normal hearing children, whereas the older age groups never reached the values of normal hearing peers even after 10 years of CI use. TROG outcomes showed that infants developed significantly better grammar skills at 5 and 10 years of follow up (p<.001). Scores for the more complex subtests of the GMDS and LIPS-R were significantly higher in youngest age group (p<.05). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates improved auditory, speech language and cognitive performances in children implanted below 12 months of age compared to children implanted later.
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The concept of unconscious knowledge is fundamental for an understanding of human thought processes and mentation in general; however, the psychological community at large is not familiar with it. This paper offers a survey of the main psychological research currently being carried out into cognitive processes, and examines pathways that can be integrated into a discipline of unconscious knowledge. It shows that the field has already a defined history and discusses some of the features that all kinds of unconscious knowledge seem to share at a deeper level. With the aim of promoting further research, we discuss the main challenges which the postulation of unconscious cognition faces within the psychological community.
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- Luís M. Augusto
- Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, University of Porto,
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Granier-Deferre C, Ribeiro A, Jacquet AY, Bassereau S. Near-term fetuses process temporal features of speech. Dev Sci 2011; 14:336-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00978.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cross I. Communicative development: neonate crying reflects patterns of native-language speech. Curr Biol 2009; 19:R1078-9. [PMID: 20064408 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The crying behaviours of newborn infants are shown to be surprisingly sophisticated, reflecting generic prosodic features of their native languages.
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- Ian Cross
- Centre for Music and Science, Faculty of Music, West Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9DP, UK.
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Mampe B, Friederici AD, Christophe A, Wermke K. Newborns' Cry Melody Is Shaped by Their Native Language. Curr Biol 2009; 19:1994-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Revised: 09/27/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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