Perception of Object Shape and Texture in Human Newborns: Evidence from Cross-Modal Transfer Tasks

Autor/inn/en	Sann, Coralie; Streri, Arlette
Titel	Perception of Object Shape and Texture in Human Newborns: Evidence from Cross-Modal Transfer Tasks
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 10 (2007) 3, S.399-410 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00593.x
Schlagwörter	Vision; Neonates; Tactual Perception; Visual Perception; Intermode Differences; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neugeborenes Kind; Taktile Wahrnehmung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	The present research investigates newborn infants' perceptions of the shape and texture of objects through studies of the bi-directionality of cross-modal transfer between vision and touch. Using an intersensory procedure, four experiments were performed in newborns to study their ability to transfer shape and texture information from vision to touch and from touch to vision. The results showed that cross-modal transfer of shape is not bi-directional at birth. Newborns visually recognized a shape previously held but they failed to tactually recognize a shape previously seen. In contrast, a bi-directional cross-modal transfer of texture was observed. Taken together, the results suggest that newborn infants, like older children and adults, gather information differently in the visual and tactile modes, for different object properties. The findings provide evidence for continuity in the development of mechanisms for perceiving object properties. (As Provided).
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