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Perceptual (roots of) core knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Brian J. Scholl Open the ORCID record for Brian J. Scholl [Opens in a new window]
Brian J. Scholl*
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Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA brian.scholl@yale.edu https://perception.yale.edu/
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Abstract

Some core knowledge may be rooted in – or even identical to – well-characterized mechanisms of mid-level visual perception and attention. In the decades since it was first proposed, this possibility has inspired (and has been supported by) several discoveries in both infant cognition and adult perception, but it also faces several challenges. To what degree does What Babies Know reflect how babies see and attend?

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e140
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