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September 20, 2025Developmental ScienceOpen Access

Relating Infant Fixations to Adult Cortical Activation Patterns Using the Natural Scenes Dataset

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BHBrianna K. HunterUniversity of California, DavisJKJohn E. KiatUniversity of California, DavisSLSteven J. LuckUniversity of California, Riverside

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Overview

Representational similarity analysis links gaze patterns in infants and adults to cortical activation, indicating developmental shifts.

Key Points

  • Visual attention development shifts from low-level to more abstract features as infants grow and mature.
  • Fixation patterns in infants at 5–7 months relate only to low-level visual regions, but older infants engage mid-level areas.
  • fMRI data reveal significant correlations between gaze patterns and cortical activation patterns as developmental changes occur.
  • These findings support the idea that visual attention reflects guidance by increasingly abstract features at higher-order cortical areas.

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Hunter et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469c831b076d99fa66986https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70076
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