Detection of geometric, but not topological, spatial transformations in 6- to 12-month-old infants in a visual exploration paradigm

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-42

  Lew, Adina R ^a   Foster, Kirsty A ^a   Bremner, J Gavin ^a   Slavin, Simon ^a   Green, Michael ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive map theorx; Cue configuration; Geometric properties; Landmark; Navigation; Spatial orientation; Topological properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; RECALL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 21844476807     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20075     Document Type: Article

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