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Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

8 June 2017

Newborn babies preferentially look at faces. Now fetuses have been seen tracking a face-like pattern, suggesting this ability develops by the third trimester

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