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Looking away before moving forward: changes in optic-flow perception precede locomotor development.

Nobu Shirai¹, Tomoko Imura

¹1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University.

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|January 1, 2014

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Infants

Keywords:

infant infant development locomotion motion perception motor processes perceptual motor coordination visual development visual perception visuomotor coordination

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Area of Science:

Developmental psychology
Neuroscience
Motor control

Background:

Voluntary locomotion is crucial for animal development.
Vision significantly influences motor action control.
Optic flow is key for directional locomotion perception.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate changes in visual perception before infant locomotion.
To explore the role of visual perception in motor development.
To challenge existing theories of visuomotor coordination.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional study (Experiment 1).
Longitudinal study (Experiment 2).
Analysis of optic flow perception in infants.

Main Results:

Optic flow perception changes significantly before infant locomotion emerges.
Developmental changes in visual perception precede motor skill acquisition.
This suggests visual perception drives motor development.

Conclusions:

Visual perception changes precede and may promote motor actions in early development.
Challenges the notion that motor development drives visuomotor coordination.
Offers a new perspective on infant motor skill emergence.