TY - JOUR
T1 - Fetal habituation correlates with functional brain development
AU - Morokuma, Seiichi
AU - Fukushima, Kotaro
AU - Kawai, Nobuyuki
AU - Tomonaga, Masaki
AU - Satoh, Shoji
AU - Nakano, Hitoo
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (15390333, 14370322) from The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, and by the Research Grant (12A-2) for Nervous and Mental Disorders from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan and by JST (Japan Science and Technology Corporation)/RISTEX (Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society).
PY - 2004/8/31
Y1 - 2004/8/31
N2 - In this study, we divided 26 fetuses at 32-37 weeks of gestation into three groups using combined criteria of gestational age and behavioral indicators. We investigated fetal habituation to vibroacoustic stimulation (VAS). Fetuses showed habituation from at least 32 weeks of gestation. Furthermore, fetuses less developed from behavioral standpoint took significantly more trials to achieve habituation than developed fetuses even in the same gestational age. Taken together with these data, it was proved that there was a relationship between aspects of behavioral development and habituation.
AB - In this study, we divided 26 fetuses at 32-37 weeks of gestation into three groups using combined criteria of gestational age and behavioral indicators. We investigated fetal habituation to vibroacoustic stimulation (VAS). Fetuses showed habituation from at least 32 weeks of gestation. Furthermore, fetuses less developed from behavioral standpoint took significantly more trials to achieve habituation than developed fetuses even in the same gestational age. Taken together with these data, it was proved that there was a relationship between aspects of behavioral development and habituation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.01.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15265643
AN - SCOPUS:3242693185
SN - 0166-4328
VL - 153
SP - 459
EP - 463
JO - Behavioural Brain Research
JF - Behavioural Brain Research
IS - 2
ER -