Sound discrimination in embryos affects lifetime fitness

本项目旨在研究出生前声音辨别对出生后发声学习和觅食广度的影响。该项目希望在神经科学和心理学领域产生新的知识，使用一种创新的方法来测量胚胎如何学习，并确定产前发声经验对出生后行为曲目的影响。预期的结果包括了解生命阶段有效学习的生物学机制，这将有助于开发非侵入性监测胚胎认知的新方法。

This project aims to investigate the role of prenatal sound discrimination on postnatal vocal learning and foraging breadth. The project expects to generate new knowledge in the area of neuroscience and psychology using an innovative approach to measure how embryos learn, and determine effects of prenatal vocal experience on the repertoire of postnatal behaviour. Expected outcomes include understanding biological mechanisms for effective learning across life stages that would be useful to develop novel approaches for non-invasive monitoring of embryonic cognition.