Fetuses rejoice when mom watches happy movie, go quiet for sad ones
(NEWSER) - Unborn children are so in tune with their mothers that they get bad vibes when mom watches a sad movie, and are perked up by an uplifting flick. That’s the conclusion of Japanese researchers, who plopped one group of expectant mothers in front of The Sound of Music, and another in front of a tearjerker. In order to keep the fetuses from cheating, the mothers wore headphones so no audible sound could reach them. More»