2020
Chapter 4 The development of multisensory processes for perceiving the environment and the self
Lewkowicz D, Bremner A. Chapter 4 The development of multisensory processes for perceiving the environment and the self. 2020, 89-112. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812492-5.00004-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAudiovisual perceptionVisuotactile perceptionAudiovisual inputYoung children's abilityEndogenous attentionMultisensory processesMultisensory processingSelective attentionPerceptual abilitiesEarly experienceChildren's abilitySensorimotor abilitiesInfants' responsesGreater salienceLate childhoodOwn bodySocial surroundingsTactile inputPerceptionEmpirical findingsSelfEmpirical evidenceInfancyAbilityAttention
2014
Early experience and multisensory perceptual narrowing
Lewkowicz D. Early experience and multisensory perceptual narrowing. Developmental Psychobiology 2014, 56: 292-315. PMID: 24435505, PMCID: PMC3953347, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Infants deploy selective attention to the mouth of a talking face when learning speech
Lewkowicz D, Hansen-Tift A. Infants deploy selective attention to the mouth of a talking face when learning speech. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 1431-1436. PMID: 22307596, PMCID: PMC3277111, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114783109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonnative speechEye gazeAdult's eye gazeAudiovisual speech cuesSpeech production abilitiesNonnative languageAudiovisual attentionPerceptual narrowingSpeech formsSelective attentionSpeech cuesAudiovisual cuesSocial cuesHuman infancySpeechCuesCurrent findingsLanguageEarly experienceSecond shiftAttentionEnglishMonologueRecitingGazeThe critical role of experience in the early development of multisensory perception
Lewkowicz D. The critical role of experience in the early development of multisensory perception. Multisensory Research 2012, 25: 200-200. DOI: 10.1163/187847612x648297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultisensory perceptionInfants' responsesSelective attentionHuman infantsDeprivation studiesAudio-visual synchronyExperience-dependent processesDramatic developmental shiftPerceptual narrowingPerceptual skillsProsody cuesMultisensory developmentPerceptual tuningEarly experienceExperience interactsProgram of researchHuman infancyExperience contributesSpeech domainAdult responsivenessDevelopmental shiftBehavioral developmentDevelopmental changesPerceptionParadoxical effect
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