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Comparative Study
. 2021 Jan 1;175(1):96-97.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2344.

Saliency-Driven Visual Search Performance in Toddlers With Low- vs High-Touch Screen Use

Ana Maria Portugal  1 , Rachael Bedford  2 , Celeste H M Cheung  1 , Teodora Gliga  3 , Tim J Smith  1
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Comparative Study

Saliency-Driven Visual Search Performance in Toddlers With Low- vs High-Touch Screen Use

Ana Maria Portugal et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This study compares high– and low–touch screen users on a gaze-contingent visual search paradigm.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Visual Search Reaction Times (SRTs)
Shaded areas represent standard error of the mean.
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