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For humans, the appeal of looking at faces starts before birth

Experiment is the first to test visual perception in fetuses

human fetus

FACIAL FIXATION  For the first time, scientists have peered inside the womb to watch how fetuses react to the sight of different images.

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By Maria Temming

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