Infant neural sensitivity to eye gaze depends on early experience of gaze communication
Vernetti A, Ganea N, Tucker L, Charman T, Johnson MH, Senju A. Infant neural sensitivity to eye gaze depends on early experience of gaze communication. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 34: 1-6. PMID: 29890461, PMCID: PMC6252267, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsGaze shiftsBrain responsesGaze communicationDynamic gaze shiftsInfant neural sensitivitySelective brain responsesFunctional brain developmentEye-gaze communicationBlind parentsNeural sensitivitySighted infantsEye gazeSighted parentsCommunicative experiencesPrimary caregiversHuman brainDistinct experiencesCommunication experiencesIndividual environmentsCurrent studyBrain developmentParentsEarly experienceFunctional specialisation