Body Perception: Intersensory Origins of Self and Other Perception in Newborns

Self-perception involves integrating changes in visual, tactile, and proprioceptive stimulation from self-motion and discriminating these changes from those of other objects. Recent evidence suggests even newborns discriminate synchronous from asynchronous visual-tactile stimulation to their own bod...

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Published in:Current biology 2013-12, Vol.23 (23), p.R1039-R1041
Main Author: Bahrick, L.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Image - psychology
Humans
Infant, Newborn - psychology
Self Concept
Touch Perception
Visual Perception
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Summary:Self-perception involves integrating changes in visual, tactile, and proprioceptive stimulation from self-motion and discriminating these changes from those of other objects. Recent evidence suggests even newborns discriminate synchronous from asynchronous visual-tactile stimulation to their own body, a foundation for self-perception.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.060