Citation

Johnson SP. Curr. Top. Behav. Neurosci. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. scott.johnson@ucla.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/7854_2019_96

PMID

31037555

Abstract

This chapter reviews literature on development of visual-spatial attention. A brief overview of brain mechanisms of visual perception is provided, followed by discussion of neural maturation in the prenatal period, infancy, and childhood. This is followed by sections on gaze control, eye movement systems, and orienting. The chapter concludes with consideration of development of space, objects, and scenes. Visual-spatial attention reflects an intricate set of motor, perceptual, and cognitive systems that work jointly and all develop in tandem.

Language: en

Keywords

Attention; Human development; Infancy; Neural development; Object perception; Spatial perception; Visual perception