Intersensory experience and early perceptual development : the role of spatial contiguity in Bobwhite quail chicks' responsiveness to multimodal maternal cues

In contrast to the large body of work on young infants' capacity to perceive temporally based intersensory relations, little research has been done on the role of spatial contiguity in the development of audio-visual integration. This study examined the effects of early postnatal sensory experience on an avian neonate's responsiveness to the spatial contiguity between maternal auditory and visual cues. Specifically, we assessed whether a bobwhite quail chick's ability to respond to the correspondence between the location of auditory and visual events is affected by its sensory-stimulation history. Results revealed that chicks denied species-typical auditory or visual experience in the period immediately following hatching showed altered patterns of responsiveness to maternal auditory and visual cues. In particular, chicks that received modified postnatal sensory experience demonstrated a higher tolerance for audio-visual spatial discrepancy than did control chicks. These results provide evidence of the important role of sensory experience in the emergence of intersensory integration during the perinatal period and highlight the role of spatial information in early perceptual responsiveness to maternal cues.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Developmental psychobiology - 29(1996), 5 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 403-16

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lickliter, R [VerfasserIn]
Lewkowicz, D J [VerfasserIn]
Columbus, R F [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.12.1996

Date Revised 16.01.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM087789574