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BABIES may appear helpless when they arrive in the world, but new research suggests they are better prepared for the harsh reality of life than popularly believed.
Scientists using 4D scanning technology have found that unborn babies seem to ?practise? grimacing while they are in the womb.
The technique of 4D scanning involves analysing 3D images over time, which is sometimes referred to as the fourth dimension.
Images of foetuses analysed by researchers from Durham and Lancaster universities reveal what appear to be facial expressions of pain.
Researchers, who examined video footage from scans of 15 healthy babies, said that the process was ?adaptive? and helped unborn babies to prepare for life after birth, when they have to communicate needs such as hunger by grimacing or crying.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/face-to-face-with-the-secrets-of-infant-development-1-2958047
Scientists using 4D scanning technology have found that unborn babies seem to ?practise? grimacing while they are in the womb.
The technique of 4D scanning involves analysing 3D images over time, which is sometimes referred to as the fourth dimension.
Images of foetuses analysed by researchers from Durham and Lancaster universities reveal what appear to be facial expressions of pain.
Researchers, who examined video footage from scans of 15 healthy babies, said that the process was ?adaptive? and helped unborn babies to prepare for life after birth, when they have to communicate needs such as hunger by grimacing or crying.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/face-to-face-with-the-secrets-of-infant-development-1-2958047