An antecedent of later developing communicative functions: the fetal index finger

Introducing dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) broke new ground in visualising human fetal behaviour. 1 We use this method for detailed analyses of complex and coordinated fetal motor patterns, to study spontaneous motor activity, and for functional assessments of the young nervous system. 2 W...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 347; no. dec17 4; p. f7232
Main Authors Marschik, Peter B, Prechtl, Heinz F R, Prayer, Daniela, Peyton, Colleen, Einspieler, Christa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 17.12.2013
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Age
Behavior
Fetuses
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
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Summary:Introducing dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) broke new ground in visualising human fetal behaviour. 1 We use this method for detailed analyses of complex and coordinated fetal motor patterns, to study spontaneous motor activity, and for functional assessments of the young nervous system. 2 While analysing a fetus at 27 weeks of gestation during an uneventful pregnancy, we observed that the fetus repeatedly extended her index finger and "pointed" at the umbilical cord (fig ).
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ISSN:0959-8138
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.f7232