Fetal short-term memory found in 30-week-old fetuses
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Memory probably begins during the prenatal period, but little is known about the exact timing or for how long memory lasts. Now in a new study from the Netherlands, scientists have found fetal short-term memory in fetuses at 30 weeks.
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