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 informationSynchronyVersionAttention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism
Chawarska K, Lewkowicz D, Feiner H, Macari S, Vernetti A. Attention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 63: 1466-1476. PMID: 35244219, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive language scoresLanguage outcomesAudiovisual cuesSpeaker's faceLanguage scoresLanguage acquisitionLanguage delayBetter language outcomesSiblings of childrenFamilial riskLow familial riskPoor language outcomesLow-risk infantsAudiovisual speechIntact attentionSpeech cuesHigh familial riskPromising endophenotypeASD diagnosisSpeech processingCuesHigh-risk infantsAutismASDFace
2020
Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Dunham K, Feldman J, Liu Y, Cassidy M, Conrad J, Santapuram P, Suzman E, Tu A, Butera I, Simon D, Broderick N, Wallace M, Lewkowicz D, Woynaroski T. Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities 2020, 125: 287-303. PMID: 32609807, PMCID: PMC8903073, DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-125.4.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisensory functionMultisensory processingSimultaneity judgment taskEye-tracking taskAutism spectrum disorderStability of variablesSchool-aged childrenAudiovisual speechMcGurk effectJudgment taskNoise taskSpectrum disorderAveraging scoresTaskEffects of interestFuture researchElectroencephalographic recordingsASDStability of indicesChildrenDifferent measuresImportant implicationsMeasuresProcessingListening
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
2012
Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*
PONS F, ANDREU L, SANZ-TORRENT M, BUIL-LEGAZ L, LEWKOWICZ D. Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*. Journal Of Child Language 2012, 40: 687-700. PMID: 22874648, PMCID: PMC3954717, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000912000189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific language impairmentSpanish-speaking childrenSpeech perceptionAudiovisual asynchronyLanguage impairmentAuditory speech perceptionVisual articulatory informationTypical language developmentEye-tracking studyVisual speechAuditory componentArticulatory informationLanguage developmentTemporal synchronySpeech attributesVisual componentsDifficulty of speechPerceptionAsynchronyVisual aspectsSpeechChildrenSynchronySpanishImpairment