Spontaneous Eye Blinking in Human Infants: A Review

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-102

  Bacher, Leigh F ^a   Smotherman, William P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central dopamine systems; Motivation; Spontaneous eye blinking

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMPIRICISM; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PRIMATE; REVIEW;

BLINKING; DOPAMINE; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTIVATION; REFLEX;

PRIMATES;

EID: 1442326028     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10162     Document Type: Review

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