This book reviews a number of issues in early human development. It includes a reconceptualization of the role of perception at the origins of development, a reconciliation of psychophysical and ecological approaches to early face perception, and building bridges between biological and psychological aspects of development in terms of brain structure and function.

Originally published: 1998.

Part I.The visual system in early development -- Part II. Face perception : psychological and neurological models -- Part III. Perception, action and communication -- Part IV. Perception and cognition.