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Testing neural models of the development of infant visual attention
Author(s) -
Richards John E.,
Hunter Sharon K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.10029
Subject(s) - psychology , infant development , visual attention , developmental psychology , brain development , cognitive psychology , neural activity , neuroscience , cognition
Several models of the development of infant visual attention have used information about neural development. Most of these models have been based on nonhuman animal studies and have relied on indirect measures of neural development in human infants. This article discusses methods for studying a “neurodevelopmental” model of infant visual attention using indirect and direct measures of cortical activity. We concentrate on the effect of attention on eye movement control and show how animal‐based models, indirect measurement in human infants, and direct measurement of brain activity inform this model. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 40: 226–236, 2002. DOI 10.1002/dev.10029