Newborns modulate and synchronise their Non-Nutritive Sucking behaviour to the temporal structure of sound
Martina Arioli, Alessandra Federici, Valentina Silvestri, Matteo Santini, Lorenzo Colombo, Maria Lorella Gianni, Davide Bottari, Viola Macchi Cassia
The paper shows newborns can synchronize non-nutritive sucking to auditory temporal structures within days of birth, even with weak predictability.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience