Aspects of fetal learning and memory

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1251-1258

  Dirix, Chantal E H ^a   Nijhuis, Jan G ^a   Jongsma, Henk W ^b   Hornstra, Gerard ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PREGNANCY; RECALL; TIME; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTICS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 67650576942     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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