University of Texas-Austin: First Recognition of Self in the Mirror Is Spurred by Touch
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, March 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Most babies begin recognizing themselves in mirrors when they are about a year and half old. This kind of self-recognition is an important developmental milestone, and now scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a key driver for it: experiences of touch.
Their new study found babies who were prompted to touch their own faces developed self-recognition e . . .
Most babies begin recognizing themselves in mirrors when they are about a year and half old. This kind of self-recognition is an important developmental milestone, and now scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a key driver for it: experiences of touch.
Their new study found babies who were prompted to touch their own faces developed self-recognition e . . .