Development of predictive behaviors : Memory and inhibitory mechanism in infancy

通过眼动仪系统测量眼球运动，通过三维运动分析系统测量身体运动，通过近红外光谱（NIRS）测量皮质功能反应，研究了婴儿记忆和基于预测行为的抑制机制的发展。1岁以下婴儿的研究结果表明：（1）婴儿能够抑制无关信息，并根据环境选择合适的信息;（2）婴儿也能够利用预测控制自己的行为;（3）这些基于预测的灵活行为是通过婴儿大脑中的激活/去激活系统实现的。

Development of infant memory and inhibitory mechanisms based on predictive behaviors was examined using measurements of eye movements by an eye tracker system, body movements by a three-dimensional motion analysis system, and cortical functional responses by a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Results from infants under the first year of life suggest that (1) infants can inhibit irrelevant information and select appropriate information depending on circumstances, (2) they can also control their behaviors using predictions, and (3) these flexible behaviors based on prediction are realized by activation/deactivation system in infant brain.