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Title: Eye movements initiate visual-motor development in the cat. Author: Hein A, Vital-Durand F, Salinger W, Diamond R. Journal: Science; 1979 Jun 22; 204(4399):1321-2. PubMed ID: 313076. Abstract: Visually naïve kittens turn their eyes toward visual targets but lack other visual-motor coordinations. Light-reared animals were able to mediate guided behaviors with an immobilized eye, but animals with the eye immobilized before initial exposure to a lighted environment were not. Eye movement is implied to play an essential role in visual-motor development.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]