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2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Fetal exposure to music: A longitudinal study

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23650131
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Cognitive science
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

ADACHI Mayumi  北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (30301823)

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)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2012
Keywords音楽 / 胎児 / 妊婦 / 胎教
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.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2014 2012

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [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
  • [Presentation] One's temperament affects emotional responses to music2012

    • Author(s)
      Zhang, J., Chen, L., & Adachi, M
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 24th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago, IL
    • Year and Date
      20120500

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Published: 2015-06-25  

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