Colors That Stimulate Babies' Brains
A baby is born with a complete visual system, but his vision continues to develop throughout the first years of life. A newborn baby can focus on objects about 8 to 15 inches away, while after a month, he can focus on things that are up to 3 feet away, according to AllAboutBabyDevelopment.com. A newborn baby is fascinated by edges and stripes, and he often carefully examines the corners of the ceiling. Certain colors also attract his attention and stimulate his brain.
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High Contrast
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During the first year, a baby's ability to coordinate images develops and she is able to remember what she has seen. A newborn baby can see things most clearly if the object is close and there is a sharp light contrast. The highest possible contrast is between black and white. Babies are attracted to high-contrast edges and patterns. But their love for sharp contrasts does not mean that black and white is all a newborn can see. Babies can distinguish more subtle contrasts and a 1-month-old can distinguish between small differences in shades of gray.
High-Contrast Toys
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Vision is the least-developed sense at birth, and toys with sharp contrast stimulate the brain, which is why black-and-white or high-contrast colored toys are recommended for infants. Since a baby's vision is not fully developed, a complex and detailed pattern won't grab his attention. He is more fascinated by moderate complexity, and a small checkerboard can look like a dark blob to him. As he gets older, more detailed patterns begin to grab his attention.
Color Vision
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Brain image studies have shown that a newborn can distinguish between red and green. A week after birth, a baby can see color with longer wavelengths such as red, orange, yellow and green. There are fewer color receptors for short wavelengths, such as blue and violet, and it takes longer for a baby to see these colors. Though she can see color, a baby cannot distinguish very subtle color differences, for example, distinguish between red and reddish-orange.
Bright Colors
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Color vision is fully developed by the third month, and showing a baby as many colors as possible stimulates his brain. Choose bright colors and gradually introduce more subtle shades. The shapes of things are also important and providing contrasts between colors and shapes helps to stimulate vision. Provide your baby with an environment of bright and colorful toys in a range of colors. A baby is attracted to new things, and changing colors and visual stimulus stimulate his brain.
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