A Critique of the Dannemiller and Banks (1983) Neuronal Fatigue (Selection Adaptation) Hypothesis of Young Infant Habituation.

Ackles, Patrick K.; Karrer, Rathe

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Critique of the Dannemiller and Banks (1983) Neuronal Fatigue (Selection Adaptation) Hypothesis of Young Infant Habituation.

Ackles, Patrick K.; Karrer, Rathe

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v37 n2 p325-34 Apr 1991

Rejects the neuronal fatigue, or selective adaptation, hypothesis of young infant habituation. Holds that studies cited by Dannemiller and Banks do not support the inferences of selective adaptation. Rejects the hypothetical neurophysiological mechanism of neuronal fatigue. Proposes that studies do not indicate that young infants' visual cortical neurons fatigue rapidly. (GH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Criticism, Evaluation Criteria, Habituation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Models, Neonates, Perceptual Development, Recognition (Psychology), Sensory Experience, Visual Discrimination

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Language: English

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