Talking to babies in NICU: fetuses around 33-34 weeks can distinguish from mothers voice and other voices. Neural circuits underlying mother’s voice perception predict social communication abilities in children. - R Phillips #GOLDNeonatal2023 #GOLDLearning #IAMGOLD #neonate
Neural circuits underlying mother's voice perception predict social communication abilities in children.
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The overall tone combines agreement with the significance of the findings, exemplified by posts citing the role of neural circuits and the importance of early voice recognition, while interest is driven by references to specific brain regions and developmental implications. Words like 'predict,' 'activates,' and 'neural circuits' convey a science-based tone, emphasizing both curiosity and recognition of potential clinical relevance.
Most comments acknowledge the significance of the study, especially highlighting its findings on neural circuits and social communication predicted by mother's voice perception.
Discussions reflect high curiosity about implications, noting the connection between neural responses and social abilities, as well as referencing foundational research and recent discoveries.
Peers engage by referencing studies, sharing insights from neuroscience, and discussing applications in NICU settings, indicating an active but not deeply technical engagement.
The conversations suggest awareness of the study’s potential to influence understanding of social development and disorders like autism, though some posts focus more on observational implications.
Abstract in brief
- The study used fMRI to examine how children's brains respond to their mother's voice compared to other female voices, finding that the mother's voice activates specific regions related to auditory processing, emotion, reward, and face perception.
- Brain connectivity between the voice-sensitive superior temporal sulcus (STS) and regions involved in reward, emotion, and social memory during mother's voice exposure predicted the child's social communication skills.
- These findings suggest a neurobiological link between how children's brains process socially important voices and their social development, with potential implications for understanding disorders like autism.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(22), 6295–6300. doi:10.1073/pnas.1602948113 Digitale, E. (2016, May 16). Mom’s voice activates many different regions in children’s brains. Stanford Medicine News Center. https://t.co/0hSWwYI8kk
References: Abrams, D. A., Chen, T., Odriozola, P., Cheng, K. M., Baker, A. E., Padmanabhan, A., … Menon, V. (2016). Neural circuits underlying mother’s voice perception predict social communication abilities in children. +
Don’t tell me we don’t know what we lost #adopteevoices #adopteetwitter https://t.co/JqNbwDLbWW
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Talking to babies in NICU: fetuses around 33-34 weeks can distinguish from mothers voice and other voices. Neural circuits underlying mother’s voice perception predict social communication abilities in children. - R Phillips #GOLDNeonatal2023 #GOLDLearning #IAMGOLD #neonate
Don’t tell me we don’t know what we lost #adopteevoices #adopteetwitter https://t.co/JqNbwDLbWW
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(22), 6295–6300. doi:10.1073/pnas.1602948113 Digitale, E. (2016, May 16). Mom’s voice activates many different regions in children’s brains. Stanford Medicine News Center. https://t.co/0hSWwYI8kk
References: Abrams, D. A., Chen, T., Odriozola, P., Cheng, K. M., Baker, A. E., Padmanabhan, A., … Menon, V. (2016). Neural circuits underlying mother’s voice perception predict social communication abilities in children. +
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