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Cognitive development: Looking for perceptual awareness in human infants

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The extent to which young human infants are conscious, in the sense of being perceptually aware of their environment, has been long debated. A new study has revealed that infants… Click to show full abstract

The extent to which young human infants are conscious, in the sense of being perceptually aware of their environment, has been long debated. A new study has revealed that infants do exhibit a key signature of consciousness - the attentional blink - but this early consciousness changes with age.

Keywords: awareness human; perceptual awareness; cognitive development; development looking; looking perceptual; human infants

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2022

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