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Development of BOLD Response to Motion in Human Infants.

Laura Biagi¹, Michela Tosetti¹, Sofia Allegra Crespi²

¹IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy, 56128.

The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience

|April 10, 2023

Summary

Motion perception develops rapidly in infants. Even at 5 weeks old, infants show selective responses to motion, indicating minimal experience is needed for this crucial visual skill.

Keywords:

BOLD MT infant motion vision visual cortex

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Visual Processing

Background:

Infant motion perception is rudimentary at birth, maturing over early childhood.
Previous studies showed adult-like motion processing in 8-week-old infants.
Understanding early visual development is key for assessing perinatal brain injury outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the BOLD response to motion stimuli in 5-week-old infants.
To compare visual motion processing maturation between 5 and 8 weeks of age.
To examine functional connectivity in infant visual cortex areas.

Main Methods:

fMRI BOLD response measured in 5-week-old infants viewing coherent motion stimuli.
Comparison of responses in motion-selective areas (MT+, V6, PIVC) and primary visual cortex (V1).
Resting-state functional connectivity analysis performed.

Main Results:

MT+ and PIVC showed similar motion responses at 5 and 8 weeks.
V6 exhibited reduced motion response at 5 weeks; cuneus areas were not identifiable.
V1 showed rapid development in response to motion appearance between 5 and 8 weeks.
Adult-like functional connectivity observed between motion-selective areas, but not with primary cortex.

Conclusions:

Motion-selective areas function well by 5 weeks, with minimal experience needed for selectivity.
Differential developmental trajectories exist for motion areas compared to other occipital regions.
Findings suggest distinct developmental paths for central and peripheral visual field processing.