I don't expect you all to turn up, but I thought the following talk
summary not irrelevant to understanding talk about objects.
mike
----Talk Announcement!
Scott Johnson, Ph.D. Psychology Department Cornell University
Date: Wednesday, October 18th
Time: Noon - 1 pm
Place: CHIP Conference Room, 3rd floor, McGill Hall
Title: YOUNG INFANTS' OBJECT REPRESENTATIONS: A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD QUESTION
Abstract: A central task of vision is to segment the optic array, such that a veridical percept of object layout results. Object perception relies on accurate attention to and interpretation of available visual information, such as variations in surface luminance, color, texture, contour, motion, and depth. In addition, commonsense notions of "object permanence" are necessary to represent the continued existence and location or trajectory of objects that become occluded. The origins of these skills in humans have often been investigated with methods that assess infants' perception of partly and fully occluded objects. This talk will present recent research in this area using habituation and corneal reflection (i.e., eye tracking) methods. Very young infants seem to be limited in object perception abilities, but development is rapid across the first several months after birth. These findings appear to obviate accounts of perceptual and cognitive development that rely on any kind of innate knowledge. A model of the development of object perception will be presented, based on the match between available visual information and developing perceptual and cognitive skills. Current research exploring possible mechanisms of development will also be discussed.
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<html> <font size=3>Talk Announcement!<br> <br> <br> Scott Johnson, Ph.D. <br> Psychology Department <br> Cornell University<br> <br> Date: Wednesday, October 18th <br> <br> Time: Noon - 1 pm <br> <br> Place: CHIP Conference Room, 3rd floor, McGill Hall<br> <br> Title: YOUNG INFANTS' OBJECT REPRESENTATIONS: A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD<br> QUESTION <br> <br> <br> <br> Abstract: A central task of vision is to segment the optic array, such <br> that a <br> veridical percept of object layout results. Object perception relies on <br> accurate attention to and interpretation of available visual information, <br> such as variations in surface luminance, color, texture, contour, motion, <br> and depth. In addition, commonsense notions of "object permanence" are <br> necessary to represent the continued existence and location or trajectory <br> of objects that become occluded. The origins of these skills in humans <br> have often been investigated with methods that assess infants' perception <br> of partly and fully occluded objects. This talk will present recent <br> research in this area using habituation and corneal reflection (i.e., eye <br> tracking) methods. Very young infants seem to be limited in object <br> perception abilities, but development is rapid across the first several <br> months after birth. These findings appear to obviate accounts of <br> perceptual and cognitive development that rely on any kind of innate <br> knowledge. A model of the development of object perception will be <br> presented, based on the match between available visual information and <br> developing perceptual and cognitive skills. Current research exploring <br> possible mechanisms of development will also be discussed.<br> </font><br> <br> <div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>Gris Arellano-Ramirez</div> <div>Business Officer</div> <div>Human Development Program</div> <div>UCSD</div> <br> <div>(858) 822-2698 office</div> <div>(858) 822-1602 fax</div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>
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