Some of the most important learning we ever do happens in the womb: science expert

by Ben Johnson
Mon Dec 19, 2011

December 19, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – What is an unborn child capable of learning? According to scientific journalist Annie Murphy Paul, “some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we’re born, while we’re still in the womb.”

In a recent discussion hosted by TED, Paul said the idea that much of a child’s personality is shaped in utero “is supported by the latest evidence from psychology and biology.”

Paul explores the topic in her new book, Origins, written during her own pregnancy. During her research the former editor of Psychology Today and recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism discovered a field of scientific research that has only come of age in the last ten years. the rest