Young children rely on one sense or another, not a combination, studies find

Unlike adults, children younger than eight can’t integrate different forms of sensory input to improve the accuracy with which they perceive the world around them, according to a pair of studies reported online in Current Biology on May 1st.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news128862346.html">Young children rely on one sense or another, not a combination, studies find</a></p> <p>Unlike adults, children younger than eight can’t integrate different forms of sensory input to improve the accuracy with which they perceive the world around them, according to a pair of studies reported online in <i>Current Biology</i> on May 1st.</p>