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Direct Gaze Modulates Face Recognition in Young Infants
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Farroni, Teresa; Massaccesi, Stefano; Menon, Enrica; Johnson, Mark H. – Cognition, 2007
From birth, infants prefer to look at faces that engage them in direct eye contact. In adults, direct gaze is known to modulate the processing of faces, including the recognition of individuals. In the present study, we investigate whether direction of gaze has any effect on face recognition in four-month-old infants. Four-month infants were shown…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Infants, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Recognition (Psychology)