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SUMMARY:First steps in experimentally exploring human visual and auditory 
 development in utero - Professor Vincent Reid\, University of Lancaster
DTSTART:20190613T120000Z
DTEND:20190613T130000Z
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION: The only way to understand the normative parameters of newbor
 n perceptual\, cognitive and social capacities is to examine the human fet
 us. Despite this\, the amount of research focusing on the fetus is remarka
 bly limited. In recent years\, I have been seeking to harness research par
 adigms from the postnatal literature and employ them with prenatal populat
 ions. The challenge is to adapt these methods to fit with the constraints 
 of working with the human fetus. Using high-quality 4D ultrasound\, a mode
 l of how light interfaces with maternal tissue\, and instruments featuring
  precision timing\, I will discuss the challenges and opportunities of exp
 loring fetal visual development with this approach. The initial work that 
 has taken this approach has shown that the fetus prefers to track face-lik
 e over non-face-like shapes (Reid et al.\, 2017\, Current Biology). I will
  also present new data exploring auditory emotion processing in the human 
 fetus to illustrate the promise of combining experimental approaches and m
 easuring behaviour via ultrasound. My thesis is that the previously unexpl
 orable transition from fetus to infant is now eminently available for our 
 investigation.
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of  Psychology
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