Infants' object location and identity processing in spatial scenes: an ERP study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fast detection and identification of objects in an environment is important for using objects as landmarks during navigation. While adults rapidly process objects within an environment and use landmarks during navigation, infants do not routinely use distal landmarks below the age of 18 months. In the current event-related potential (ERP) study we adopted an oddball paradigm to examine whether infants are capable of processing objects in environments, which is a prerequisite for using objects as landmarks.

Methods

We measured the electrophysiological correlates and time courses related to the processing of changes in object location, object identity, and a switch of two objects.

Results

Twelve-month-old infants showed an Nc (negative central) effect reflect

SUBMITTER: van Hoogmoed AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3868177 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature