# What we learn before we're born

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Annie Murphy Paul
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/annie_murphy_paul_what_we_learn_before_we_re_born)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb -- from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.

## Lectures

1. [What we learn before we're born](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/annie_murphy_paul_what_we_learn_before_we_re_born/cc843eb7133a), 17 min (TED's player)