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Development of visual perception
Author(s) -
Johnson Scott P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.526
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1939-5086
pISSN - 1939-5078
DOI - 10.1002/wcs.128
Subject(s) - perception , gaze , psychology , visual perception , psychophysics , cognitive psychology , point (geometry) , cognitive science , mathematics , neuroscience , psychoanalysis , geometry
Processes of visual development that yield a view of the world as coherent and stable begin well before birth and extend over the first several years after the onset of visual experience. Infants are born capable of seeing and with specific preferences that guide the point of gaze to relevant portions of the visual scene to support learning about objects and faces. Visual development after birth is characterized by critical periods in many notable visual functions, and by extensive learning from experience and increasing control over eye movement systems. WIREs Cogni Sci 2011 2 515–528 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.128 This article is categorized under: Psychology > Perception and Psychophysics