FRHD 2260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Mirror Neuron, Peripheral Vision, Brainstem

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2260
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Overview: first, we are genetically programmed to learn. Our early sensory and social experiences trigger our genes to set in motion attention and organization of information. It is quickly sent to the limbic system to be scanned for danger. It is then immediately sent to be stored in the area of the brain that is devoted to that kind of information. Seeing: newborns are able to visually follow movement within a distance of 9 to 12 inches, although the focus is a little fuzzy. Hearing: infants are able to hear even before they are born. Newborns recognize sounds that are already familiar to them: newborns demonstrate through their sucking on special pacifiers that they prefer to listen to the language that they heard prenatally. They even prefer to hear familiar passages of stories that their mothers had repeatedly read aloud during the pregnancy. Touch: infants use touch for comfort, for stimulation, and to learn about the world.