Olfaction scaffolds the develo** human from neonate to adolescent and beyond

B Schaal, TK Saxton, H Loos… - … of the Royal …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The impact of the olfactory sense is regularly apparent across development. The fetus is
bathed in amniotic fluid (AF) that conveys the mother's chemical ecology. Transnatal …

Olfaction in the fetal and premature infant: functional status and clinical implications

B Schaal, T Hummel… - Clinics in …, 2004‏ - perinatology.theclinics.com
Olfaction has long been thought to be almost nonfunctional in human newborns and young
infants and thus virtually useless in their everyday lives. However, during the last decades …

Human foetuses learn odours from their pregnant mother's diet

B Schaal, L Marlier, R Soussignan - Chemical senses, 2000‏ - academic.oup.com
Olfactory responsiveness was assessed in 24 neonates born to mothers who had or had not
consumed anise flavour during pregnancy. Both groups of infants were followed-up for …

Neonatal responsiveness to the odor of amniotic and lacteal fluids: A test of perinatal chemosensory continuity

L Marlier, B Schaal, R Soussignan - Child development, 1998‏ - Wiley Online Library
The head‐orientation response of 2‐and 4‐day‐old breast‐feeding neonates was studied in
paired‐choice odor tests. Three tests were conducted on day 2 (amniotic fluid [AF] versus …

[كتاب][B] The development of intersensory perception: Comparative perspectives

DJ Lewkowicz, R Lickliter - 2013‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
This book provides the latest information about the development of intersensory perception--
a topic which has recently begun to receive a great deal of attention from researchers …

Attractiveness of amniotic fluid odor: evidence of prenatal olfactory learning?

H Varendi, RH Porter, J Winberg - Acta Paediatrica, 1996‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human infants are responsive to maternal odors beginning shortly after birth. In several non‐
human mammals, the fetus is capable of olfactory learning and in some species neonates …

Olfaction in utero: can the rodent model be generalized?

B Schaal, P Orgeur - Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 1992‏ - Taylor & Francis
In this article we discuss five requirements that theoretically must be fulfilled for transnatal
chemosensory learning to occur in three placental species, the rat, the sheep, and the …

[كتاب][B] Fetal development: A psychobiological perspective

JP Lecanuet, WP Fifer, NA Krasnegor… - 2013‏ - books.google.com
Based on the presentations given by well-known specialists at a recent multidisciplinary
conference of developmental psychobiologists, obstetricians, and physiologists, this book is …

Does Maternal Diet Influence Future Infant Taste and Odor Preferences? A Critical Analysis

CA Forestell - Annual Review of Nutrition, 2024‏ - annualreviews.org
The dietary choices a mother makes during pregnancy offer her develo** fetus its earliest
exposure to the family's culinary preferences. This comprehensive literature review …

[HTML][HTML] Information and the Umwelt: A theoretical framework for the evolution of play

JC Schank, MC Lutz, SY Wood - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Play is phylogenetically widespread, and there are many proposed theories and fitness
benefits of play. However, we still need a theoretical framework that unifies our …