Fetal Development

Jean-Pierre Lecanuet, William P. Fifer, Norman A. Krasnegor, William P. Smotherman

Contents: Preface. Part I: Historical Overview.N.A. Krasnegor, J-P. Lecanuet, Behavioral Development of the Fetus. Part II: Introduction: Basic Concepts.W.P. Smotherman, S.R. Robinson, Tracing Developmental Trajectories into the Prenatal Period. Part III: Behavioral States of the Fetus.M.M. Myers, K.F. Schulze, W.P. Fifer, R.I. Stark, Methods for Quantifying State-Specific Patterns of EEG Activity in Fetal Baboons and Immature Human Infants. R.I. Stark, M.M. Myers, Breathing and Hiccups in the Fetal Baboon. J.G. Nijhuis, Physiological and Clinical Consequences in Relation to the Development of Fetal Behavior and Fetal Behavioral States. D. Arduini, G. Rizzo, C. Romanini, Fetal Behavioural States and Behavioral Transitions in Normal and Compromised Fetuses. D. James, M. Pillai, J. Smoleniec, Neurobehavioural Development in the Human Fetus. R. Gagnon, Developmental Aspects of Alterations in Fetal Behavioural States. K.F. Schulze, S. Kashyap, R. Sahni, W.P. Fifer, M.M. Myers, Nutrition and Behavioral States in the Developing Human Infant. Part IV: Motor and Sensory Development of the Fetus.S.S. Robertson, L.F. Bacher, Oscillation and Chaos in Fetal Motor Activity. A. Bekoff, Development of Motor Behavior in Chick Embryos. B. Schaal, P. Orgeur, C. Rognon, Odor Sensing in the Human Fetus: Anatomical, Functional, and ChemoEcological Bases. J-P. Lecanuet, C. Granier-Deferre, M-C. Busnel, Human Fetal Auditory Perception. B.S. Kisilevsky, The Influence of Stimulus and Subject Variables on Human Fetal Responses to Sound and Vibration. Part V: Fetal Experience: Basic Studies.R. Lickliter, Embryonic Sensory Experience and Intersensory Development in Precocial Birds. S.R. Robinson, W.P. Smotherman, Habituation and Classical Conditioning in the Rat Fetus: Opioid Involvements. R.M. Abrams, K.J. Gerhardt, A.J.M. Peters, Transmission of Sound and Vibration to the Fetus. A.E. Ronca, J.R. Alberts, Maternal Contributions to Fetal Experience and the Transition From Prenatal to Postnatal Life. W.P. Fifer, C.M. Moon, The Effects of Fetal Experience with Sound. Part VI: Clinical Evaluation of Perinatal Experience.P.W. Nathanielsz, The Effects of Myometrial Activity During the Last Third of Gestation on Fetal Behavior. L.R. Leader, The Potential Value of Habituation in the Prenate. P.G. Hepper, The Behavior of the Fetus as an Indicator of Neural Functioning. J.C. Molina, M.G. Chotro, H.D. Domínguez, Fetal Alcohol Learning Resulting from Alcohol Contamination of the Prenatal Environment. H. Als, The Preterm Infant: A Model for the Study of Fetal Brain Expectation.