Prenatal maternal speech influences newborns' perception of speech sounds

1986/04/01 by Anthony J. DeCasper, Melanie J. Spence · 7 citations
Health Professions · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation #Infant Health and Development #Language Development and Disorders

paper · doi:10.1016/0163-6383(86)90025-1

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