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CMB Research Rounds - Dr. Melanie Palomares, University of South Carolina
“Connecting the Dots: Development of Visual Integration”
| What | Guest Speaker |
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| When |
2009-09-24 04:00 PM
2009-09-24 05:00 PM
September 24, 2009 from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm |
| Where | 267 Cousteau Place, CMB Large Conference Room |
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The ability to determine which features are parts of the same object or pattern is a fundamental visual skill, which requires integration of spatial information across multiple locations. To date, very little is known about the appearance and maturation of visual integration. My research is primarily focused on how young children perceive and process information in the visual world, and how these skills develop across maturation. Using converging approaches, I will present evidence that integration of information across separate locations appears and matures late in typical development, and is susceptible to damage in individuals with Williams Syndrome, a developmental disorder. These data are consistent with the idea that the span of integration increases with age in correspondence to the development of cortical areas outside of primary visual cortex.
Exploring the Mind Speaker Series - Dr. Paul Ekman, UC San Francisco