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Infants relax in response to unfamiliar foreign lullabies
Bainbridge C, Bertolo M, Youngers J, Atwood S, Yurdum L, Simson J, Lopez K, Xing F, Martin A, Mehr S. Infants relax in response to unfamiliar foreign lullabies. Nature Human Behaviour 2020, 5: 256-264. PMID: 33077883, PMCID: PMC8220405, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-00963-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusical experienceMusical featuresListener experienceLullabiesAcoustic formForeign societiesFussy infantAdult listenersHuman mindDifferent culturesElectrodermal activitySongsBehavioral functionsInfant's parentsExperienceParentsMusicListenersPupillometryCultureInfantsMindFirst yearSocietyUS infants
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Music in the Home
Mehr S. Music in the Home. Journal Of Research In Music Education 2014, 62: 78-88. DOI: 10.1177/0022429413520008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMusic classesMusic activitiesFrequency of musicArtistic environmentLater musicMusic behaviorsMusic educationMusic experienceArt educationArt experienceParental songsMusicVariety of topicsIntergenerational linksPotential connectionSongsExperienceEducationOpinionOwn childrenEarly childhoodYoung childrenHomeAmerican familiesParticipation