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Trial Information

Current as of December 06, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Cognition Infancy Perception

ClinConnect Summary

The major objective of this research is to better understand the functional significance of object categorization in early development. The proposed work is designed to examine the emergence of organization in toddlers internal representations of real-world categories such as furniture and fruit. Representation, in this capacity, refers simply to stored information that can influence later behavior. Categorization refers to the treatment of discriminable as equivalent in some way.

Even young infants appear capable of categorizing diverse sets of discriminable patterns and objects, and can ...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • * INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Infants must be healthy.
  • Normal pregnancy/delivery status, term birth (plus or minus 14 days from due date), and no evidence of subsequent visual impairments or neurological disorders.

Trial Officials

Marc H Bornstein, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

About Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development (Nichd)

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a prominent research agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of children, families, and individuals across the lifespan. NICHD supports a wide range of clinical trials and research initiatives aimed at understanding the complex biological, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence human development and health. By fostering innovative research and facilitating collaboration among scientists, healthcare professionals, and communities, NICHD plays a vital role in translating scientific discoveries into effective interventions and policies that enhance child health, reproductive health, and the prevention of diseases.

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

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