2022
Mechanisms by Which Early Eye Gaze to the Mouth During Multisensory Speech Influences Expressive Communication Development in Infant Siblings of Children with and Without Autism
Santapuram P, Feldman J, Bowman S, Raj S, Suzman E, Crowley S, Kim S, Keceli‐Kaysili B, Bottema‐Beutel K, Lewkowicz D, Wallace M, Woynaroski T. Mechanisms by Which Early Eye Gaze to the Mouth During Multisensory Speech Influences Expressive Communication Development in Infant Siblings of Children with and Without Autism. Mind Brain And Education 2022, 16: 62-74. PMID: 35273650, PMCID: PMC8903197, DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpressive communicationJoint engagementCommunication developmentEye tracking taskPrelinguistic vocal developmentFree-play sessionVocal complexityTalker's mouthInfant gazeInfant siblingsCommunication samplesSpeaker's faceEye gazeAutism diagnosisPlay sessionsVocal developmentTracking taskIndirect effectsGazeEngagementPreliminary insightsTalkersFaceAutismTask
2019
Twelve-month-old infants’ attention to the eyes of a talking face is associated with communication and social skills
Pons F, Bosch L, Lewkowicz D. Twelve-month-old infants’ attention to the eyes of a talking face is associated with communication and social skills. Infant Behavior And Development 2019, 54: 80-84. PMID: 30634137, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalker's eyesTwelve-month-old infantsAdaptive behaviour questionnaireInfant attentionSocial abilitiesSocial skillsEye gazeBSID-IIICommunication subscaleToddler DevelopmentBayley ScalesMonth old infantsBehavior QuestionnairePositive relationshipAttentionTobiiGazeSubscalesSkillsScoresSocialInfantsCommunicationFaceQuestionnaire
2018
The redeployment of attention to the mouth of a talking face during the second year of life
de Boisferon A, Tift A, Minar N, Lewkowicz D. The redeployment of attention to the mouth of a talking face during the second year of life. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2018, 172: 189-200. PMID: 29627481, PMCID: PMC5920681, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalker's mouthSpeech cuesAdult-directed mannerAudiovisual speech cuesWord learning phaseGreater perceptual salienceMonolingual infantsAttentional focusMonolingual EnglishPerceptual salienceEye gazeSpanish utterancesNative languageAcquisition phaseSpeech formsMonths of ageUtterancesCuesAttentionTalkersFaceSalienceGazeLexiconInfants
2016
Selective attention to a talker's mouth in infancy: role of audiovisual temporal synchrony and linguistic experience
de Boisferon A, Tift A, Minar N, Lewkowicz D. Selective attention to a talker's mouth in infancy: role of audiovisual temporal synchrony and linguistic experience. Developmental Science 2016, 20 PMID: 26743437, PMCID: PMC6340138, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAudio-visual synchronyTalker's mouthSelective attentionLinguistic experienceAudiovisual temporal synchronyAttentional focusBabbling phaseLanguage expertiseFluent speechEye gazeTemporal synchronySynchronized speechRelative attentionSpeechSynchronyMonths of ageAttentionTalkersLanguageExperienceGazeDesynchronizationInfantsUsual patternPrevious studies
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 shiftAttentionEnglishMonologueRecitingGaze