2015
Perception of Multisensory Gender Coherence in 6‐ and 9‐Month‐Old Infants
de Boisferon A, Dupierrix E, Quinn P, Lœvenbruck H, Lewkowicz D, Lee K, Pascalis O. Perception of Multisensory Gender Coherence in 6‐ and 9‐Month‐Old Infants. Infancy 2015, 20: 661-674. PMID: 26561475, PMCID: PMC4637175, DOI: 10.1111/infa.12088.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Single-object consistency facilitates multisensory pair learning: Evidence for unitization
Barenholtz E, Lewkowicz D, Kogelschatz L. Single-object consistency facilitates multisensory pair learning: Evidence for unitization. Multisensory Research 2012, 25: 11-11. DOI: 10.1163/187847612x646343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociative learningSpecialized learning mechanismsSingle objectMultisensory propertiesMultisensory attributesIncongruent pairsSuperior learningTemporal synchronyExperiment 3Animal picturesExperiment 1Experiment 2Alternative cuesHuman faceLearning mechanismPair learningSingle representationLearningFaceObjectsCuesUnitizationSimilar advantagesVocalizationsVoice
2011
The development of the uncanny valley in infants
Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. The development of the uncanny valley in infants. Developmental Psychobiology 2011, 54: 124-132. PMID: 21761407, PMCID: PMC3197970, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal human facesUncanny valleyHuman faceAvatar facesUncanny valley effectRealistic humanoid robotsPerceptual experienceComputer avatarsSocial signalsVisual preferenceValley effectDevelopmental hypothesisHumanoid robotEarly experienceNormal expectationsFaceMonths of ageDisgustExperienceEventual emergenceAlternative hypothesisAvatarHypothesisAdultsAversion
2010
Intersensory Perception at Birth: Newborns Match Nonhuman Primate Faces and Voices
Lewkowicz D, Leo I, Simion F. Intersensory Perception at Birth: Newborns Match Nonhuman Primate Faces and Voices. Infancy 2010, 15: 46-60. PMID: 32693457, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2009.00005.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceptual tuningVocal gesturesSound conditionsIntersensory perceptionTone analogsSynchrony relationsPrimate facesPreference procedureExperiment 1Experiment 2Monkey callsHuman faceSilent conditionsNewborn detectionGesturesVocalizationsAudible callsMonths of ageSound trialsFaceNatural callsPerception
2006
The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants
Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 6771-6774. PMID: 16618919, PMCID: PMC1458955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602027103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual narrowingIntersensory perceptionPairs of monkeysPerceptual developmentIntersensory matchingPerceptual systemSensory modalitiesSpecies facesHuman faceHuman infantsDifferent vocalizationsCorresponding facesYounger groupVocalizationsFaceMonths of ageOntogenetic featuresPerceptionFundamental featuresInfantsVoiceMonkeys
1998
Infants' response to the audible and visible properties of the human face: II. Discrimination of differences between singing and adult‐directed speech
Lewkowicz D. Infants' response to the audible and visible properties of the human face: II. Discrimination of differences between singing and adult‐directed speech. Developmental Psychobiology 1998, 32: 261-274. PMID: 9589215, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2302(199805)32:4<261::aid-dev1>3.0.co;2-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAge FactorsAttentionChild DevelopmentDiscrimination, PsychologicalFaceFemaleFixation, OcularHabituation, PsychophysiologicHumansInfantInfant BehaviorMaleMultivariate AnalysisMusicPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationSex FactorsSingle-Blind MethodSpeech PerceptionTime FactorsVoiceConceptsAdult-directed mannerAdult-directed speechHuman faceSeparate test trialsDiscrimination of differencesInfant responsivenessTest trialsInfants' responsesMonths of agePrepared scriptAudible featuresVocal characteristicsVisible propertiesGender differencesSpeechSingingTypes of changesFacePersonsBimodal changeAge groupsVisible featuresInfantsMale personsBimodal feature
1996
Infants' Response to the Audible and Visible Properties of the Human Face: 1. Role of Lexical–Syntactic Content, Temporal Synchrony, Gender, and Manner of Speech
Lewkowicz D. Infants' Response to the Audible and Visible Properties of the Human Face: 1. Role of Lexical–Syntactic Content, Temporal Synchrony, Gender, and Manner of Speech. Developmental Psychology 1996, 32: 347-366. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.2.347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman faceManner of speechInfants' perceptionProsody cuesSynchrony relationsTemporal synchronyInfants' responsesMultimodal representationsSpeaker genderPrepared scriptAudible featuresMultimodal featuresVisible propertiesOlder groupSpeechPerceptionFaceMonths of ageTypes of changesVisible representationGenderCuesRepresentationInfantsSynchrony