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LaGasse, Linda L.; Neal, A. Rebecca; Lester, Barry M. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2005
Infant crying signals distress to potential caretakers who can alleviate the aversive conditions that gave rise to the cry. The cry signal results from coordination among several brain regions that control respiration and vocal cord vibration from which the cry sounds are produced. Previous work has shown a relationship between acoustic…
Descriptors: Crying, Pregnancy, Infants, Acoustics