The Integration of Body Movement and Attention in Young Infants | Zendy

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The Integration of Body Movement and Attention in Young Infants

Author(s) -

Steven S. Robertson,

Leigh F. Bacher,

Noelle Huntington

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

psychological science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.641

H-Index - 260

eISSN - 1467-9280

pISSN - 0956-7976

DOI - 10.1111/1467-9280.00396

Subject(s) - gaze , psychology , developmental psychology , movement (music) , cognitive psychology , eye movement , visual attention , neuroscience , cognition , philosophy , psychoanalysis , aesthetics

The normal development of adaptive behavior in humans depends on the integration of visual attention and body movement, yet little is known about the initial state of movement-attention coupling at the beginning of postnatal life. We studied 1- and 3-month-old infants during extended periods of visual exploration and found that spontaneous shifts of gaze are preceded by rapid changes in general body movement. The results reveal a tight link between motor activation and overt attention on a time scale of seconds or less. This link undergoes substantial developmental change in the first few weeks after birth. During that time, phasic motor activation may play a key role in visual exploration by helping to unlock gaze when the environment is unchanging.

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