Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Developmental Origins of Biological Motion Perception

  • Central European University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterAcademicpeer-review

Abstract

Newborn infants have a special affinity for motion. It is not surprising, therefore, that the perception of biological motion has an important role in the early development of infants. This chapter describes the development of biological motion perception across early development. The chapter provides a critical discussion about whether "limitations" in infants' visual system may reflect attunements that adaptively orient infants toward significant others (e.g., caregivers), describes the visual behavior of infants as evidence that they are actively selecting agents as targets of their attention, and provides a review of the overlaps between adult and infant vision research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPeople Watching: Social, Perceptual, and Neurophysiological Studies of Body Perception
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages121-138
ISBN (Print)9780199979271
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePeople Watching: Social, Perceptual, and Neurophysiological Studies of Body Perception

Keywords

  • Animacy
  • Body shape
  • Event perception
  • Face perception
  • Infancy
  • Mental
  • Motion perception
  • Motion sensitivity
  • Object perception
  • Perceptual development
  • Visual development
  • Visual environment

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Developmental Origins of Biological Motion Perception'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this