Infants' orientation to lateral sounds from birth to three months.
Head turning to off-centered sound was videotaped monthly in a group of infants during their first 3 months of life. Infants turned reliably toward the sound at birth and at 1 and 3 months of age. They failed to respond reliably at 2 months due to an increase in no-turn responses. Potential explanations for the temporary decline in orientation responses to sound are discussed.
D001307:Auditory Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013017:Sound Localization