| Literature DB >> 15509381 |
Teresa Farroni1, Mark H Johnson, Gergely Csibra.
Abstract
Previous work has shown that infants are sensitive to the direction of gaze of another's face, and that gaze direction can cue attention. The present study replicates and extends results on the ERP correlates of gaze processing in 4-month-olds. In two experiments, we recorded ERPs while 4-month-olds viewed direct and averted gaze within the context of averted and inverted heads. Our results support the previous finding that cortical processing of faces in infants is enhanced when accompanied by direct gaze. However, this effect is only found when eyes are presented within the context of an upright face.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15509381 DOI: 10.1162/0898929042304787
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cogn Neurosci ISSN: 0898-929X Impact factor: 3.225