Infants' responsiveness to line junctions in curved objects

Article Abstract:

Studies have shown that infants of less than 6-7 months of age cannot extract static-monocular depth information from their environment. These studies have been extended with the use of a three-dimensional structure suggested by curved Y junctions. Infants of five and eight months of age viewed two displays after being habituated to the lined drawing of a cylinder. Eight month old subjects looked much longer at the dishabituation display lacking the edge, providing evidence that they can distinguish between lines indicating edges and those indicating markings, while the five month old subjects did not.

Observations, Vision research, Perception, Perception (Psychology), Psychological methods

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Unexplained physical symptoms: medicine's "dirty little secret" and the need for prospective studies that start in childhood

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on the identification, diagnosis and treatment of behavior and emotional disorders in children that produce physical symptoms. The importance of a carefully developed, pragmatic and mechanistic research agenda is emphasized.

Models, Psychiatric research

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Children are not miniature adults

Article Abstract:

The importance of general population comparison groups is explored in relation to research on behavioral and somatoform disorders in children. A holistic view, incorporating the family system and a developmental perspective, is recommended.

Child psychiatry

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