[Geo TV] Britain's Daily Mail reports that a 17-week-old fetus was captured smiling in a sonogram scan. According to the publication, "The scan ... implies that a baby can experience feelings such as happiness and pain much earlier in its development than previously thought."
| Or at least that the muscular contractions are more basic in the nervous system than previously thought. It would be interesting to know if the same holds true for other animals, or if this is unique to our species. |
The child in the image belongs to Louise and Sam Henry from Swallowfield, Berkshire, who have indicated that they are shocked to see such an image in what is typically a routine scan.
Mr. Henry said, "Your primary concern at that stage is that you have a healthy baby but to see the fetus smiling was absolutely fantastic." |