Synaesthetic associations decrease during infancy

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1067-1072

  Wagner, Katie ^a   Dobkins, Karen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

brain; infant development; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COLOR VISION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COLOR PERCEPTION; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INFANT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051631693     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611416250     Document Type: Article

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