2023
Robust holistic face processing in early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yates T, Lewkowicz D. Robust holistic face processing in early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2023, 232: 105676. PMID: 37018972, PMCID: PMC9998297, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHolistic face perceptionHolistic face processingFace processingMasked facesFace perceptionResponse accuracyTwo-alternative forced-choice taskEarly childhoodForced-choice taskHolistic processingHolistic faceDevelopmental emergenceOnline testing platformComposite facesCOVID-19 pandemicVisible facesChildren's exposureParental questionnairePerceptionChildhoodProcessingFaceChildrenAge groupsDegree of exposure
2022
The multisensory cocktail party problem in children: Synchrony-based segregation of multiple talking faces improves in early childhood
Lewkowicz D, Schmuckler M, Agrawal V. The multisensory cocktail party problem in children: Synchrony-based segregation of multiple talking faces improves in early childhood. Cognition 2022, 228: 105226. PMID: 35882100, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual segregationTalking faceSame utteranceCocktail party problemEarly childhoodAV speechAudiovisual speechTalker's mouthSelective attentionMultiple talkersDevelopmental emergenceEye trackingParty problemTalkersDifferent facesSpeechUtterancesChildrenFaceChildhoodAttentionPowerful basisMeaningful informationSynchronyVersion
2018
Inside bilingualism: Language background modulates selective attention to a talker's mouth
Birulés J, Bosch L, Brieke R, Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Inside bilingualism: Language background modulates selective attention to a talker's mouth. Developmental Science 2018, 22: e12755. PMID: 30251757, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalker's mouthSpanish-learning infantsAudiovisual speech cuesClose languagesLanguage proximityLanguage backgroundEnglish monologuesMonolingual infantsSelective attentionTalker's eyesBilingualsLanguageCatalanGreater salienceSpeech cuesAudiovisual cuesSuch cuesCuesBilingualismMonologueEarly childhoodPrevious findingsAttentionTalkersGreat attention
2013
The Audiovisual Temporal Binding Window Narrows in Early Childhood
Lewkowicz D, Flom R. The Audiovisual Temporal Binding Window Narrows in Early Childhood. Child Development 2013, 85: 685-694. PMID: 23888869, PMCID: PMC3954953, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12142.Peer-Reviewed Original Research