The neural basis for visual selective attention in young infants: A computational account

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-148

  Schlesinger, Matthew ^a   Amso, Dima ^b   Johnson, Scott P ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant development; Object perception; Selective attention; Visual search

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249673981     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712307078661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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