From: Terry W. Colvin (fortean1@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 15:10:47 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
> 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
"Infants react to color at between 2 and 4 months, depth perception appears
at about 4 to 5 months (Brazelton & Nugent, 1995)"
Brazelton, T. B. & Nugent, K. (1995). _Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale_.
London: MacKeith Press.
Terry
> 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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