Cognitive development: Looking for perceptual awareness in human infants

Curr Biol. 2022 Apr 11;32(7):R322-R324. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.045.

Abstract

The extent to which young human infants are conscious, in the sense of being perceptually aware of their environment, has been long debated. A new study has revealed that infants do exhibit a key signature of consciousness - the attentional blink - but this early consciousness changes with age.

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MeSH terms

  • Attentional Blink*
  • Awareness
  • Consciousness
  • Humans
  • Visual Perception