Aspects of Fetal Learning and Memory

Autor/inn/en	Dirix, Chantal E. H.; Nijhuis, Jan G.; Jongsma, Henk W.; Hornstra, Gerard
Titel	Aspects of Fetal Learning and Memory
Quelle	In: Child Development, 80 (2009) 4, S.1251-1258 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01329.x
Schlagwörter	Pregnancy; Short Term Memory; Long Term Memory; Habituation; Auditory Stimuli; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwangerschaft; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Langzeitgedächtnis; Auditive Stimulation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Ninety-three pregnant women were recruited to assess fetal learning and memory, based on habituation to repeated vibroacoustic stimulation of fetuses of 30-38 weeks gestational age (GA). Each habituation test was repeated 10 min later to estimate the fetal short-term memory. For Groups 30-36, both measurements were replicated in a second session at 38 weeks GA for the assessment of fetal long-term memory. Within the time frame considered, fetal learning appeared GA independent. Furthermore, fetuses were observed to have a short-term (10-min) memory from at least 30 weeks GA onward, which also appeared independent of fetal age. In addition, results indicated that 34-week-old fetuses are able to store information and retrieve it 4 weeks later. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10