Evidence of Transnatal Auditory Learning

Moon, Christine; Fifer, William P.

doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7200448

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“…auditory | brain | mother's voice | heartbeat | preterm newborns O ne of the first acoustic stimuli we are exposed to before birth is the voice of the mother and the sounds of her heartbeat. As fetuses, we have substantial capacity for auditory learning and memory already in utero (1)(2)(3)(4)(5), and we are particularly tuned to acoustic cues from our mother (6)(7)(8)(9). Previous research suggests that the innate preference for mother's voice shapes the developmental trajectory of the brain (10,11).…”

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Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds elicit auditory plasticity in the human brain before full gestation

Webb¹,

Heller

Benson

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Brain development is largely shaped by early sensory experience. However, it is currently unknown whether, how early, and to what extent the newborn's brain is shaped by exposure to maternal sounds when the brain is most sensitive to early life programming. The present study examined this question in 40 infants born extremely prematurely (between 25-and 32-wk gestation) in the first month of life. Newborns were randomized to receive auditory enrichment in the form of audio recordings of maternal sounds (including their mother's voice and heartbeat) or routine exposure to hospital environmental noise. The groups were otherwise medically and demographically comparable. Cranial ultrasonography measurements were obtained at 30 ± 3 d of life. Results show that newborns exposed to maternal sounds had a significantly larger auditory cortex (AC) bilaterally compared with control newborns receiving standard care. The magnitude of the right and left AC thickness was significantly correlated with gestational age but not with the duration of sound exposure. Measurements of head circumference and the widths of the frontal horn (FH) and the corpus callosum (CC) were not significantly different between the two groups. This study provides evidence for experience-dependent plasticity in the primary AC before the brain has reached full-term maturation. Our results demonstrate that despite the immaturity of the auditory pathways, the AC is more adaptive to maternal sounds than environmental noise. Further studies are needed to better understand the neural processes underlying this early brain plasticity and its functional implications for future hearing and language development. auditory | brain | mother's voice | heartbeat | preterm newborns

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Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds elicit auditory plasticity in the human brain before full gestation

Webb¹,

Heller

Benson

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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106

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“…28 This staged maturation coincides with typical in utero sensory exposures, with the uterine environment providing a more controlled and filtered exogenous sensory input. [29][30][31] The implication is that there is a functional reason for limiting excessive sensory stimulation during early sensory development. 27,32 Animal studies suggest that the timing of sensory exposures may be as important to development as the type of sensory stimulation.…”

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“…321,369,370 This in utero exposure to maternal speech is believed to be relevant to facilitating subsequent speech and language acquisition. 368,[371][372][373][374][375][376][377] The infant can learn and distinguish different phonemes by 35 weeks gestation. 374 Auditory signals transmit pitch, intensity and pattern to provide the exogenous stimulation necessary to develop a neocortical tonographic relationship with the cochlea, and these patterns of human speech and musical patterns are learned by the fetus between 31 and 40 weeks.…”

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The development of potentially better practices to support the neurodevelopment of infants in the NICU

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Objective: To review the existing evidence used to identify potentially better care practices that support newborn brain development.Study Design: Literature review.Result: Sixteen potentially better practices are identified and grouped into two operational clinical bundles based upon timing for recommended implementation. Conclusion:Existing evidence supports the implementation of selected care practices that potentially may support newborn brain development.

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“…Moon (2000) accepts this idea and thinks that children can learn by repeating, interacting with each other and joining the activities. Wright et al (2007) emphasize the role of activities for children and tell that games create real atmosphere and provide repeated actions which make the language learning funnier.…”

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Language Teacher Candidates' Self-Assessment Process for Teaching to Young Learners in EFL Classes

Ilter¹

2017

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Teaching a foreign language to young learners have some differences from teaching adults. Young children have concentration problems and they tend to change their mood every ten minutes and need more creative activities than adults. Therefore, foreign language teachers have to choose interesting activities for them and foreign language teacher candidates should learn the correct methods and techniques during their training period. Although some teacher candidates think the solution for training is simply to get all theoretical knowledge, some of them think that solution lies in encouraging the teacher candidates to create their own activities. This descriptive action research paper arises of a quantitative study the purpose of which is to seek the process of ELT students' development and reflection on teaching English to children. In order to find out language teacher candidates' ideas about how they improve themselves, five-point Likert scale was prepared. Data collection was achieved by giving the same questionnaires at the beginning and the end of the term at One State University, ELT students in the academic year 2015-2016. 16 male and 32 female students answered the questionnaire. The data were analysed using factor analyses and Levene Test. Findings were examined and some suggestions that focused on language teacher training candidates were put forward.

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Evidence of Transnatal Auditory Learning

Cited by 137 publications

References 52 publications

Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds elicit auditory plasticity in the human brain before full gestation

Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds elicit auditory plasticity in the human brain before full gestation

The development of potentially better practices to support the neurodevelopment of infants in the NICU

Language Teacher Candidates' Self-Assessment Process for Teaching to Young Learners in EFL Classes

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