| Development of infants' attention to faces during the first year. | |
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PMID: 19114280 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In simple tests of preference, infants as young as newborns prefer faces and face-like stimuli over distractors. Little is known, however, about the development of attention to faces in complex scenes. We recorded eye-movements of 3-, 6-, and 9-month-old infants and adults during free-viewing of clips from A Charlie Brown Christmas (an animated film). The tendency to look at faces increased with age. Using novel computational tools, we found that 3-month-olds were less consistent (across individuals) in where they looked than were older infants. Moreover, younger infants' fixations were best predicted by low-level image salience, rather than the locations of faces. Between 3 and 9 months of age, infants gradually focused their attention on faces. We discuss several possible interpretations of this shift in terms of social development, cross-modal integration, and attentional/executive control. |
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Authors:
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Michael C Frank; Edward Vul; Scott P Johnson |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-12-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cognition Volume: 110 ISSN: 1873-7838 ISO Abbreviation: Cognition Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-26 Completed Date: 2009-04-10 Revised Date: 2013-05-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0367541 Medline TA: Cognition Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 160-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 46-3037D, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. mcfrank@mit.edu |
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Adult Attention / physiology* Child Development / physiology* Cognition / physiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Face Female Humans Infant Male Photic Stimulation |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 HD040432/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD040432-07/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD048733/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD048733-03/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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