Do Babies Learn Language in the Womb?

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This is extraordinary! Live Science reports From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, whereas German newborns seem to prefer falling melody patterns, findings that are both … Read More

Sweet! “In the Womb” Available on YouTube! *Updated

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**The videos are no longer available on YouTube due to copyright violation. I didn’t think that would last long… Be sure to check out the products below. Someone put National Geographic’s documentary “In the Womb” on YouTube. I have this on DVD – it’s amazing! Here is part one (h/t LifeSiteNews): The doc. uses both 4-D ultrasound and computer generated … Read More

Study: Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb

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Behold the awesome wonder of unborn human life! (h/t Respect Life STL on Twitter): WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Fetuses that are only 30 weeks old may already possess short-term memory, Dutch researchers report. “This is the next step into a better insight in the development of the fetal central nervous system,” said study co-author Dr. Jan G. Nijhuis, … Read More