Dynamic pointing triggers shifts of visual attention in young infants

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 426-435

  Rohlfing, Katharina J ^a   Longo, Matthew R ^b   Bertenthal, Bennett I ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; GESTURE; HAND; HUMAN; INFANT; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; GESTURES; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859699798     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01139.x     Document Type: Article

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