When Freddie Mercury sang "Mom, life has just begun" in the second section of Bohemian Rhapsody, he probably didn't consider the audience of the fetus. Let's think that this is a happy coincidence, then the unborn baby seems to really love the queen.

According to a new and unpublished study, fetuses exposed to "Bohemian Rhapsody" and classic dishes of Bach and Mozart showed obvious signs of mental * * * in the womb in Spain by Marquez Assisted Fertility Clinic of the Institute. On the other hand, Shakira and Becky's songs proved to be less interesting to the unborn audience.

Developing babies begin to hear the outside world at about 16 weeks' gestational age. It is safe to say that it is still too early to read Rolling Stone. So, why does the fetus become such a picky music critic? According to the researchers, this may be related to the simplicity of the pitch or melody of the song. [It's incredible! Dr. Marisa Lopez Tai Caliso, director of Marquez Institute, said in a statement: "Nine intellectual abilities of babies" < P > "The first language is more musical than language." We still tend to instinctively speak loudly (to newborns) because we know that newborns can perceive these things better, so that they can understand that we want to communicate with them. (Interestingly, in this study, the fetal response to Mickey Mouse's voice is also stronger than that of normal people. ) "I am very big in the womb."

In a new study presented at the International Music and Medical Association conference held in Barcelona, Spain this month, researchers played various kinds of music for 3 fetuses between 18 and 38 weeks of pregnancy.

Using a special * * * internal speaker (babies can't hear much through their mother's abdominal wall), the research team played 15 songs for each fetus, from Bach and Beethoven's sonatas to the traditional Spanish Christmas.

while the fetus is listening, the researchers observe the mouth and tongue movements on the ultrasonic machine. They assume that babies move their mouths or tongues when they respond to music, and that the language center of their brains is affected by * * *, and they may be learning to communicate.

Our initial hypothesis is that music produces a reaction, which manifests itself as vocal movement "* * * the circuit of language and communication" when activating the brain, the researchers wrote on their website.

Generally speaking, the fetus seems to be more influenced by classical music than by pop music or rock music. 91% babies showed oral movements, and 73% babies stuck out their tongues when Mozart's "Serenade" was played. The melodies of Bach, prokofiev and Strauss all make more than 8% of fetuses beat their tiny gums.

More than 8% of fetuses responded to traditional drums from Africa, incantations from India and Christmas carols from Spain. However, when it comes to pop music, emerging critics have a much sharper eye. Of course, their favorite song is Bohemian Rhapsody (9% of babies move their mouths and 4% stick out their tongues), followed by Adele's "Y.M.C.A." < P > song, and the Bee Monster and Shakira left a deep impression on 6% or fewer fetuses.

These results contradict previous studies, which linked classical music (played outside the womb, not inside * * *) with babies. However, if this discovery doesn't agree with your personal musical taste, don't take it too seriously. The researchers wrote that mouth and tongue movements are rare in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, so in the final analysis, any music * * * is more than most babies are used to.

Besides, fetuses don't hear much noise in the second and third months of pregnancy. Anyway, their mothers' hard-working bodies keep making noise. Real music education begins after birth-you know, when babies can really transform themselves.

originally published in the journal of life science.