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Science 28 November 1975:
Vol. 190. no. 4217, pp. 900 - 902
DOI: 10.1126/science.1188370
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Science, Vol 190, Issue 4217, 900-902
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Orientational anisotropy in infant vision

SC Leehey, A Moskowitz-Cook, S Brill, and R Held

Infants prefer to look at horizontal and vertical gratings rather than at oblique gratings only when they are at or near threshold spatial frequencies, as would be expected if acuity for oblique edges is lower than that for horizontal and vertical edges. That such a bias exists as early as 6 weeks of age suggests that the orientational asymmetry of the visual system depends on endogenous maturation rathat than exposure to a carpentered world.


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