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Published online 1 May 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.796
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One sense at a time
Unlike adults, children don't integrate different types of sensory information.
Adults readily integrate sight, sound, smell, taste and touch in their everyday lives without a second thought. But research is revealing that this is not the case with children.
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I'd think that the result also explains why most adults fail to think outside the box. And it suggests an interesting way for adults to enjoy and relearn the sensory experiences of ordinary life by consciously treating them one at a time.
The references linked to in this article are incorrect. Both links at CB and PubMed refer to a Current Biology paper entitled "Exponential Decline of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Functioning Linked to Benthic Biodiversity Loss." I could not find a paper in Volume 18 prior to edition 8 online by Nardini, I assume therefore that this paper is in a later edition that is not yet available.
It makes me recall something in my childhood.As I'm a child,I'm always alone.I join in some activitis with other kids selective.SO,I find I'm not easily striked by others.Many things,my opinions are different from theirs.
Your second link is lead up to article with this title: "Exponential Decline of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Functioning Linked to Benthic Biodiversity Loss" And I can't find both articles in CB. Maybe they are still in press?
The Nardini et al article is due to be published in the CB print issue of May 6th, alongside David Burr's article showing a similar result for the development of visual-haptic integration.
The links to the articles have now been fixed, with apologies from the news team!