Development of Processing:
Before discussing about the development of processing, we need to understand what is the 'processing' means! It is the ability to identify, interpret,attach meaning, and retrieve when required. The stimuli or out put may be auditory, visual, tactile and or kinesthetic mode. The most important modalities are auditory and visual processing!
B. Visual Processing: even though the visual and auditory apparatus develop almost at the same gestational period, they mature differently. There will be a deprivation of visual stimuli and it is limited to exposure of fluids in the amniotic sac. This suggests the maturation of visual processing starts after the birth (needs citation). However, we need to consider the length of visual pathway which has fewer relay stations.
To conclude the development of processing, auditory processing starts in the womb whereas visual processing starts after the birth. This diference in maturation more evident in faster reaction time for auditory stimuli than visual stimuli even in adult life. The visual processing tries to catch up with auditory processing in later stages of life (however, never catches up completely). This is more evident when the integration of visual and auditory processing required. This process will help to form the associating fibers and associating areas in the brain. For example, the infants associate the spoken word to the visual stimulus (picture/object/person).
Disorders of Processing:
I saw some people confused between the acuity and processing. People's visual acuity and auditory acuity may be normal but unable to process the information from the stimuli. The disorders of processing can be devided into following:
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