From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 07:41:44 MDT
On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 09:05:09PM -0400, ABlainey@aol.com wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a study or some good reliable data about the Vision
> abilities of Babies and infants, up to about toddler age (2 years old +/-)
> Particularly if they can see colour or importantly if they can register
> colour, as the HW is in place but the relevant brain area may be undeveloped.
They seem to have color vision:
http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/CourseNotes/f02/PSYC469/19-VisualDevelopment.pdf
I guess their vision is also somewhat distorted due to lack of eye
muscle control - they can likely not focus well.
> Do you know of any studies/data that have been done on whether visual
> memories are stored in colour or black and white/greyscale?
Visual memories are stored across the visual processing system, and the
color aspect can be damaged without (much) disruption of the rest. But
it is complex to untangle what is linked to what:
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01242002-225721/unrestricted/thesis.pdf
> These may seem like strange things to be interested in, but they are at the
> root of my latest brainwave.
Usually the strangest issues are the most interesting. I spent the
weekend learning about the chemistry of skunk perfume and crepuscular
rays.
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