Vocalizations of full-term newborns occur in a short latency time during the neonatal period.
Contingent response time of preterm babies is still unknown. An increase of preterm babies' …

We studied the timing of the spontaneous vocalization that occurs in dyadic interactions of
fathers and their neonates. We recorded 21 fathers speaking to their 2 to 4‐day‐old …

Recent studies demonstrated neural systems in bilateral fronto-temporal brain areas in
newborns specialized to extract linguistic structure from speech. We hypothesized that these …

It has been argued that a necessary condition for the emergence of speech in humans is the
ability to vocalise irrespective of underlying affective states, but when and how this happens …

Interpersonal synchrony (IPS) is the temporal coordination of behavior during social
interactions. IPS acts as a social cue signifying affiliation both when children witness IPS …

methodological perspectives that interrogate the ways in which ideas about and
experiences of emotion are shaped by linguistic encounters and vice versa. Including …

Background Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has been widely studied in NICU and several meta-
analyses have looked at its benefits, for both the baby and the parent. However, very few …

At the earliest break of ancient hominins from their primate relatives in vocal communication,
we propose a selection pressure on vocal fitness signaling by hominin infants. Exploratory …

Introduction Having a hospitalised preterm baby is a traumatic experience that may affect
parenting and parent-infant interaction. Music therapy in a neonatal intensive care unit …

Background Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has been widely studied in NICU and several meta-
analyses have looked at its benefits both for the baby and the parent. Very few studies …