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Infant visual habituation

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Colombo, John, Mitchell, D. Wayne·2009·Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

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The use of visual habituation in the study of infant cognition and learning is reviewed. This article traces the history of the technique, underlying theory, and procedural variation in its measurement. In addition, we review empirical findings with respect to the cognitive processes that presumably contribute to habituation, studies of developmental course and long-term prediction, as well as recent attempts to address or explain the phenomenon of visual habituation through the use of mathematical or quantitative models. The review ends with an appeal for a return to the study of habituation per se as a valid measure of infant learning, rather than relegating the phenomenon to its use as a technique for familiarizing infants in procedures testing for discrimination or recognition.

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Authors
Colombo, J., & Mitchell, D. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Kansas (US)
  • Missouri State University (US)
Corresponding author
Colombo, John
Venue
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
92
Issue
2
Pages
225-234
ISSN
1074-7427 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1979949761
Cited by
237
References
199
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • BearWorks (Missouri State University) (submittedVersion)
  • KU ScholarWorks (University of Kansas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (P30DC005803)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD41184, R01HD047315, R01HD035903, R01 HD35903, R01 HD29960, R01HD029960, P30HD002528)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
infant learning, infant cognition, discrimination learning, recognition memory
MeSH terms
Child Development, Cognition, Habituation, Psychophysiologic, Humans, Infant, Learning, Models, Psychological, Time Factors, Visual Perception

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