1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Umiltà ◽  
Francesca Simion ◽  
Eloisa Valenza

Four experiments were aimed at elucidating some aspects of the preference for facelike patterns in newborns. Experiment 1 showed a preference for a stimulus whose components were located in the correct arrangement for a human face. Experiment 2 showed a preference for stimuli that had optimal sensory properties for the newborn visual system. Experiment 3 showed that babies directed their attention to a facelike pattern even when it was presented simultaneously with a non-facelike stimulus with optimal sensory properties. Experiment 4 showed the preference for facelike patterns in the temporal hemifield but not in the nasal hemifield. It was concluded that newborns' preference for facelike patterns reflects the activity of a subcortical system which is sensitive to the structural properties of the stimulus.


1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (PR2) ◽  
pp. Pr2-47-Pr2-50
Author(s):  
O. Crisan ◽  
J. M. Le Breton ◽  
F. Machizaud ◽  
A. Jianu ◽  
J. Teillet ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (PR7) ◽  
pp. Pr7-95-Pr7-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Morineau ◽  
F. Casas ◽  
C. Alba-Simionesco ◽  
A. Grosman ◽  
M.-C. Bellissent-Funel ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (suppl_26) ◽  
pp. 503-508
Author(s):  
M. S. Karmous ◽  
W. Oueslati ◽  
H. Ben Rhaiem ◽  
J. L. Robert ◽  
A. Ben Haj Amara

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