2020
Does any mother’s body odor stimulate interest in mother’s face in 4‐month‐old infants?
Durand K, Schaal B, Goubet N, Lewkowicz D, Baudouin J. Does any mother’s body odor stimulate interest in mother’s face in 4‐month‐old infants? Infancy 2020, 25: 151-164. PMID: 32749059, DOI: 10.1111/infa.12322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother's body odorMother's faceStranger's faceFemale facesBody odorControl odorEffects of olfactionMultisensory perceptionVisual processingVisual preferenceExperiment 1Experiment 2Pervasive aspectOlfactory stimulationFaceBody of evidenceOdorInfantsPerceptionProcessingInfancyOlfactionContextMothersFindings
2017
Audio-Visual Perception of Gender by Infants Emerges Earlier for Adult-Directed Speech
Richoz A, Quinn P, de Boisferon A, Berger C, Loevenbruck H, Lewkowicz D, Lee K, Dole M, Caldara R, Pascalis O. Audio-Visual Perception of Gender by Infants Emerges Earlier for Adult-Directed Speech. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169325. PMID: 28060872, PMCID: PMC5218491, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult-directed speechAbility of infantsMultisensory abilitiesAudiovisual speechMultisensory perceptionPerceptual experienceVisual perceptionMale facesVisual categorizationSpeech mannersSocial interactionGender informationPerceive genderSpeechMale voiceCurrent studyPerceptionAdultsFaceGenderEmotionsAbilityVoiceFindingsInfants
2012
The 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