Assessing fetal response to maternal speech using a noninvasive functional brain imaging technique
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Evidence for cortical sensory activation in the human fetus at the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy was provided in a recent imaging study. Although hearing is functional before birth, it is not clear whether recognition of the mother's voice is learned in utero or rapidly following delivery. We developed an original fMRI procedure that allows for the specific exploration of fetal brain response to auditory stimuli. This procedure provides the first in vivo evidence for the development of maternal voice recognition in utero between 33 and 34 weeks of gestation. This methodology could have crucial implications in the study of fetal cognition.
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Task-based fetal studies show activation in audition-related regions in the temporal lobe, including Heschl's gyrus, in response to auditory stimulus.
“Most of these examine fetal responses to auditory stimulus (e.g., maternal voice and music) and show activation in audition-related regions in the temporal lobe, including the Heschl’s gyrus.”
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- Authors
- Jardri, R., Houfflin‐Debarge, V., Delion, P., Pruvo, J., Thomas, P., & Pins, D.
- Affiliations
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Jardri, Renaud
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-11-23
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 159-161
- ISSN
- 0736-5748 (ISSN-L)
- 1873-474X
- OpenAlex
- W2093213442
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 2.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Keywords
- fetal brain, fetal hearing, third trimester, auditory cortex
- MeSH terms
- Auditory Pathways, Brain, Female, Fetus, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pregnancy, Speech Perception, Maternal-Fetal Relations
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