Central vision in the newborn

Abstract

Newborns' fixations on a 4° dot were longer than their fixations on the comparable part of a blank field. This suggests newborns can detect a stimulus with the fovea or with some part of the retina near the fovea.

Authors

Lewis TL; Maurer D

Journal

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 475–480

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1, 1980

DOI

10.1016/0022-0965(80)90108-3

ISSN

0022-0965

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Daphne Maurer

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science

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Terri Lewis