Direct gaze modulates face recognition in young infants
Direct gaze modulates face recognition in young infants
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cognition.2006.01.007
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
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影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Johnson, Mark H.
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作者：
Farroni, Teresa;Massaccesi, Stefano;Johnson, Mark H.
从出生开始，婴儿就更喜欢看那些与他们有直接目光接触的面孔。在成年人中，直接凝视已知调节面部处理，包括对个体的识别。在本研究中，我们调查了四个月大的婴儿的注视方向是否对面部识别有任何影响。四个月大的婴儿被展示了直视和转移目光的面孔，随后进行了一项涉及同一张面孔和一张新面孔的偏好测试。在测试过程中的新奇偏好，只有在最初接触到一个直接凝视的脸。此外，当婴儿在直视条件下开始任务时，对于直视和转移注视的面孔，面部识别也普遍增强。总之，这些结果表明，凝视的方向调节婴儿早期的面部识别。(c)2006 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
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 faces with both direct and averted gaze, and subsequently given a preference test involving the same face and a novel one. A novelty preference during test was only found following initial exposure to a face with direct gaze. Further, face recognition was also generally enhanced for faces with both direct and with averted gaze when the infants started the task with the direct gaze condition. Together, these results indicate that the direction of the gaze modulates face recognition in early infancy. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.