The integration of body movement and attention in young infants

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 523-526

  Robertson, Steven S ^a   Bacher, Leigh F ^b   Huntington, Noelle Lalley ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KINESTHESIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035514894     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00396     Document Type: Article

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