The role of early visual attention in social development

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-124

  Wagner, Jennifer B ^a   Luyster, Rhiannon J ^a,b   Yim, Jung Yeon ^c   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^d   Nelson, Charles A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eye tracking; face processing; infancy; social development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EYE DOMINANCE; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 84876048813     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412468064     Document Type: Article

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