ERIC Number: EJ1362720
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-5629
EISSN: EISSN-1740-5610
Newborns' Ability to Match Non-Speech Audio-Visual Information in the Absence of Temporal Synchrony
Addabbo, Margaret; Colombo, Lorenzo; Picciolini, Odoardo; Tagliabue, Paolo; Turati, Chiara
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v19 n4 p547-565 2022
Multisensory experiences crucially contribute to the development of infants' ability to match audio-visual (A-V) information. This study investigated two-day-old newborns' ability to bind non-verbal, naturally occurring, experienced A-V stimuli. Our results demonstrate that, when presented with experienced stimuli (yawns and hiccups) within an intermodal matching procedure, 2-days-old newborns matched not only synchronous (Experiment 1) but also asynchronous A-V information (Experiment 2). Conversely, no evidence of A-V association was found when unexperienced stimuli, such as a linguistic sound (syllable/ba/) (Experiment 3), were presented in asynchrony. The possible role of sensorimotor experience in the early emergence of intersensory abilities is discussed.
Descriptors: Neonates, Auditory Stimuli, Visual Stimuli, Sensory Integration, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Foreign Countries, Sensory Experience, Perceptual Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy (Milan)
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