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The development of visual behavior in infancy

Award Number: R01EY030127
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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The development of visual behavior in infancy - Project Summary Despite decades of research on infants’ visual processing, little is known about how their development reflects changes in the visual input they receive. Throughout infancy, the view of the world changes as infants become able to shift their posture from lying on their back to sitting, or from crawling to standing and walking. However, researchers have primarily examined infants’ visual attention when viewing images taken from an adult viewpoint. The long-term objective of this project is to provide understanding into the nature of the development of infants’ visual attention given these changes in visual input. That is, because infants rely even more heavily than do adults on visual processing to gain information about the world, understanding how their attention develops considering these changes in viewpoint is critical for a complete understanding of healthy development. To accomplish this objective, this project will address 3 specific aims. First the research team will conduct work to compare infants’ visual attention to scenes from a familiar point of view (i.e., from a lying on the ground or crawling perspective) versus from a relatively unfamiliar point of view (i.e., from an adult standing point of view). Second, the research team will investigate infants’ visual attention to dynamic scenes. Although infants almost always have a dynamic view of the world as they move their heads and bodies, virtually all the research on infants’ visual attention is with static images. Finally, the research team will examine the effect of viewpoint in the context of other kinds of novelty. Infants’ looking behavior is active and allows them to sample information about the visual world. By investigating how infants’ visual attention adapts to one point of view and then adjusts when the infant achieves a different point of view, we can construct an understanding of how changes in in the visual system influence what infants learn about the visual world. Accomplishing these aims will not only provide insight into the typical development of the visual system in healthy infants but will also provide insight into points of vulnerability in that development and how multiple factors influence that development. In addition, because the research team will use complex visual arrays, such as natural scenes, this work will provide information about infants’ attention in contexts that mimic the infants’ everyday experience.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $555,568 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	7	4/9/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$555,568
														Subtotal = $555,568

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $607,579 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	6	7/1/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$607,579
2025	2023	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	001	5	9/8/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $607,579

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $387,417 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	5	4/19/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$387,417
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	001	4	4/21/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $387,417

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $448,016 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	001	4	5/5/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$71,774
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	4	5/4/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$376,242
														Subtotal = $448,016

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $446,270 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	3	5/5/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$446,270
														Subtotal = $446,270

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $460,455 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	001	2	4/27/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$42,663
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	2	4/23/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$388,681
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	002	2	7/17/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$29,111
														Subtotal = $460,455

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $361,615 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	YOLO	USA	Vision Research	000	1	4/11/2019	NEW	$361,615
														Subtotal = $361,615

Grand Total All Awards = $3,266,920

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The development of visual behavior in infancy

Award Number: R01EY030127

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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