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Brain and cognitive development in infancy

M H Johnson1

  • 1MRC Cognitive Development Unit, University College London, UK.

Current Opinion in Neurobiology
|April 1, 1994
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Infant cognitive and perceptual abilities emerge early, supported by developmental neuroscience. While some skills like visual attention develop through multiple processes, others like object permanence are less understood.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Comparative Psychology

Background:

  • Infant behavioral studies reveal early cognitive and perceptual skills.
  • Developmental neuroscience and comparative psychology support multiple neurocognitive processes in early development.
  • Innate abilities may facilitate later experience-dependent learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence for early infant cognitive and perceptual abilities.
  • To examine the role of multiple neurocognitive processes in developmental trajectories.
  • To question previous models of sequential development in specific cognitive domains.

Main Methods:

  • Behavioral studies of infants.
  • Evidence synthesis from developmental neuroscience.

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  • Comparative psychology research.

    • Main Results:

    • Confirmed early cognitive and perceptual abilities in infants.
    • Identified multiple neurocognitive processes underlying visual attention, face, and speech recognition.
    • Challenged sequential development models for object permanence and memory.

    Conclusions:

    • Early-emerging abilities and constraints are crucial for development.
    • Developmental trajectories are shaped by both innate factors and experience.
    • Understanding infant cognition requires considering multiple interacting neurocognitive systems.