Newborns' preference for face-relevant stimuli: Effects of contrast polarity

被引:306
作者
Farroni, T
Johnson, MH
Menon, E
Zulian, L
Faraguna, D
Csibra, G
机构
[1] Univ London Birkbeck Coll, Sch Psychol, Ctr Brain & Cognit Dev, London WC1E 7HX, England
[2] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Psicol Sviluppo & Socializzaz, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[3] Osped Monfalcone, Unita Pediat, I-34074 Monfalcone, Italy
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
eye contact; face processing;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.0502205102
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
There is currently no agreement as to how specific or general are the mechanisms underlying newborns' face preferences. We address this issue by manipulating the contrast polarity of schematic and naturalistic face-related images and assessing the preferences of newborns. We find that for both schematic and naturalistic face images, the contrast polarity is important. Newborns did not show a preference for an upright face-related image unless it was composed of darker areas around the eyes and mouth. This result is consistent with either sensitivity to the shadowed areas of a face with overhead (natural) illumination and/or to the detection of eye contact.
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页码:17245 / 17250
页数:6
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