Journal article
A physiological explanation of infants' early visual development
Abstract
Proposes a physiological explanation of infants' early visual development based on recent evidence that the cat's visual system contains at least 3 separate pathways that subserve different functions and develop at different rates. Several lines of evidence suggest the same is true in humans. Data from human newborns suggest that at birth, 2 of these pathways (the X-pathway to the cortex and the Y-pathway directly to the superior colliculus and …
Authors
Maurer D; Lewis TL
Journal
Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 232–252
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
December 1979
DOI
10.1037/h0081723
ISSN
0008-4255