2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fetal exposure to music: A longitudinal study
| Project/Area Number |
23650131
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Cognitive science
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
ADACHI Mayumi 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (30301823)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MINAKAMI Hisanori 北海道大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (40102256)
HANDA Yasushi 北海道大学, 遺伝子病制御研究所, 客員研究員 (70571785)
TAGA Masae 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 助教 (20433138)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 音楽 / 胎児 / 妊婦 / 胎教 |
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| Research Abstract |
We explored how fetuses (N = 18) of different developmental phases (18-27 and 28-37 weeks GAs) would respond to low-to-middle-pitch-range cello pieces in two different contexts: When they were played to mothers through a headphone, and when they were played through a speaker with normal amplitude (70 dB) while the mother was listening to an ocean-wave-like noise. The fetal movements were recorded by the ultrasound, and leg and arm movements were coded by means of the Observer XT. The movement data during the baseline and each type of musical exposures were analyzed by lag sequential analysis, which provided Z scores representing the degree of contingency between music and movement. Results showed that only fetuses of 28-37 weeks GA moved either legs or arms more often when music was presented through a speaker than the other context. Moreover, this later stage of fetuses moved more when the mothers were listening to "tender" than "happy" pieces through the headphone.
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Research Products
(2 results)
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[Presentation] A longitudinal study on the fetal response to music2014
Author(s)
Chen, L., Adachi, M., Taga, M., Handa, Y., & Minakami, H
Organizer
Poster presented at the19th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies
Place of Presentation
Berlin, Germany
Year and Date
20140700
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