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Do Facial Expressions Develop before Birth?

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Title
Do Facial Expressions Develop before Birth?
Published in
PLOS ONE, August 2011
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0024081
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Authors

Nadja Reissland, Brian Francis, James Mason, Karen Lincoln

Abstract

Fetal facial development is essential not only for postnatal bonding between parents and child, but also theoretically for the study of the origins of affect. However, how such movements become coordinated is poorly understood. 4-D ultrasound visualisation allows an objective coding of fetal facial movements.

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Country Count As %
United States 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
United Kingdom 2 2%
France 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Turkey 1 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 99 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 15%
Researcher 15 13%
Student > Bachelor 14 13%
Student > Master 10 9%
Student > Postgraduate 9 8%
Other 29 26%
Unknown 18 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 49 44%
Medicine and Dentistry 17 15%
Neuroscience 6 5%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 12 11%
Unknown 21 19%