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William P. FiferProfessor in Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Columbia University Verified email at cumc.columbia.edu Cited by 12524 |
Evidence of transnatal auditory learning
There is converging evidence for fetal retention of auditory experience into early postnatal
life, but critical tests with appropriate controls are rare due to methodological hurdles …
life, but critical tests with appropriate controls are rare due to methodological hurdles …
[HTML][HTML] Associations among family socioeconomic status, EEG power at birth, and cognitive skills during infancy
Past research has demonstrated links between cortical activity, measured via EEG power,
and cognitive processes during infancy. In a separate line of research, family socioeconomic …
and cognitive processes during infancy. In a separate line of research, family socioeconomic …
Of human bonding: Newborns prefer their mothers' voices
AJ DeCasper, WP Fifer - Science, 1980 - science.org
By sucking on a nonnutritive nipple in different ways, a newborn human could produce
either its mother's voice or the voice of another female. Infants learned how to produce the …
either its mother's voice or the voice of another female. Infants learned how to produce the …
[PDF][PDF] Two-day-olds prefer their native language
Newborn infants whose mothers were monolingual speakers of Spanish or English were
tested with oudio recordings of femole strangers speoking either Spanish or English. lnfont …
tested with oudio recordings of femole strangers speoking either Spanish or English. lnfont …
Association of birth during the COVID-19 pandemic with neurodevelopmental status at 6 months in infants with and without in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 …
Importance Associations between in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and
neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. Objective To examine the …
neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. Objective To examine the …
Maternal stress responses and anxiety during pregnancy: effects on fetal heart rate
This study examined the effect of an acute maternal stress response and anxiety on fetal
heart rate. Seventeen healthy, 3rd‐trimester pregnant women (mean age= 26±6 years) were …
heart rate. Seventeen healthy, 3rd‐trimester pregnant women (mean age= 26±6 years) were …
The role of mother's voice in the organization of brain function in the newborn
Newborn infants prefer the sound of the maternal voice within the first two days after birth.
This early preference may be based on prenatal experience. The mother's voice is reported …
This early preference may be based on prenatal experience. The mother's voice is reported …
Beyond the Bayley: neurocognitive assessments of development during infancy and toddlerhood
The use of global, standardized instruments is conventional among clinicians and
researchers interested in assessing neurocognitive development. Exclusively relying on …
researchers interested in assessing neurocognitive development. Exclusively relying on …
Fetal heart rate reactivity differs by women's psychiatric status: an early marker for developmental risk?
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there are differences in fetal heart rate (FHR) reactivity
associated with women's psychiatric status. METHOD: In 57 women in their 36th to 38th …
associated with women's psychiatric status. METHOD: In 57 women in their 36th to 38th …
Socioeconomic disparities in neurocognitive development in the first two years of life
Socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly associated with cognition and achievement.
Socioeconomic disparities in language and memory skills have been reported from …
Socioeconomic disparities in language and memory skills have been reported from …