| Perception of opposite-moving dots in 3- to 5-month-old infants. | |
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PMID: 16183098 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We conducted four experiments on the development of motion perception in a total of 109 3- to 5-month-old infants using motion stimuli consisting of opposite-moving dots. A psychophysical study showed that adult subjects perceived two global planes with opposite-moving dots, but this global perception collapsed when paired opposite-moving dots were located within 0.4 deg of one another (Qian, Andersen, & Adelson, 1994). We used this paired-dot stimulus as a non-target and the opponent motion stimulus as a target and examined target preference using methods based on forced-choice-preferential looking (Teller, 1979). In Experiment 1, we used 90 moving dots as stimuli. The results showed that 5-month-old infants had a significant preference for the targets but 4- and 3-month-olds did not. In Experiment 2, we used a small number of dots, and the results showed that 5-month-old infants did not prefer the target significantly. These results suggest that the preference for a target decreases according to the number of dots. In Experiment 3, we used opponent motion with long traveling length of the dots, and the results showed that all age groups, including 3-month-olds, had a preference for the moving targets. We showed that the preference observed in Experiment 3 was dependent not on local traveling length but on the global opponency. These results suggest that the perception of motion opponency based on a global motion cue emerges at 5 months of age (Experiments 1 and 2) and that the traveling length of the dots promote this perception (Experiments 3 and 4). |
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Authors:
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So Kanazawa; Nobu Shirai; Yumiko Ohtsuka; Masami K Yamaguchi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2005-09-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Vision research Volume: 46 ISSN: 0042-6989 ISO Abbreviation: Vision Res. Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-12-19 Completed Date: 2006-06-29 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417402 Medline TA: Vision Res Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 346-56 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Shukutoku University, Chuo-ku, Chiba City 260-0812, Japan. kanazawa@soc.shukutoku.ac.jp |
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Child Development Child Psychology* Cues* Fixation, Ocular / physiology Form Perception / physiology* Humans Infant Motion Perception / physiology* Psychological Tests Psychophysics |
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