Abstract

The proposed research will examine attention in infants over the first six months of life to stimulus motion. The development of the perception of visual motion is assessed developmentally using the preferential looking paradigm. The influence of pattern variables on the perception of stimulus motion is determined at the ages of 1.5, 3 and 6 months using a cross-sectional design. These studies will provide normative data on the development of attention to stimulus motion and on effects of motion on visual preferences.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD023247-02
Application #
3323316
Study Section
Visual Sciences B Study Section (VISB)
Project Start
1987-08-01
Project End
1990-07-31
Budget Start
1988-08-01
Budget End
1989-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715

  Publications

Dannemiller, J L (1998) Temporal modulation enhances the efficiency of spatial offset discriminations by 6-month-olds. Vision Res 38:2127-34
Roessler, J S; Dannemiller, J L (1997) Changes in human infants' sensitivity to slow displacements over the first 6 months. Vision Res 37:417-23
Nagata, Y; Dannemiller, J L (1996) The selectivity of motion-driven visual attention in infants. Child Dev 67:2608-20
Dannemiller, J L; Freedland, R L (1993) Motion-based detection by 14-week-old infants. Vision Res 33:657-64
Dannemiller, J L; Freedland, R L (1989) The detection of slow stimulus movement in 2- to 5-month-olds. J Exp Child Psychol 47:337-55