Sound support: intermodal information facilitates infants' perception of an occluded trajectory.
In a visual occlusion task, 4-month-olds were given a dynamic sound cue (following the trajectory of an object), or a static cue (sound remained stationary). Infants' oculomotor anticipations were greater in the Dynamic condition, suggesting that representations of visual occlusion were supported by auditory information.
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK. n.kirkham@bbk.ac.uk
Natasha Z
NZ
Kirkham
Jennifer B
JB
Wagner
Kristen A
KA
Swan
Scott P
SP
Johnson
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*