Prenatal experience with low-frequency maternal-voice sounds influence neonatal perception of maternal voice samples☆
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This search is part of a dissertation submitted to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro by Melanie J. Spence and was presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Los Angeles, CA, April 1986. The project was supported by a Research Council Grant from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a generous equipment loan by Professor Michael D. Zeiler.