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Neonate orientation towards human voice differs with type of feeding

E Noirot et al. Behav Processes. 1983 Mar.

Abstract

Within the first day after birth, infants develop the tendency to respond to human voices with enhanced asymmetrical mouthing. Breast-fed infants generally mouthed in the same direction as the voice while bottle-fed infants usually mouthed towards the left, wherever the voice came from. In both groups, this response thus reflects the orientation of anticipatory mouthing in the feeding situation.

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