2024
How do babies come to know what babies know?
Moore D, Lewkowicz D. How do babies come to know what babies know? Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2024, 47: e138. PMID: 38934458, DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x23003102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime Course of Attention to a Talker’s Mouth in Monolingual and Close-Language Bilingual Children
Birulés J, Bosch L, Lewkowicz D, Pons F. Time Course of Attention to a Talker’s Mouth in Monolingual and Close-Language Bilingual Children. Developmental Psychology 2024, 60: 135-143. PMID: 37917490, DOI: 10.1037/dev0001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild's native languageNative languageNonnative languageSelective attentionEarly linguistic experienceLinguistic experienceBilingual childrenSpanish monolingualsTalker's eyesMonolingualsLanguageTalker's faceTalker's mouthChildren's deploymentBilingualsTalkersEqual attentionTemporal dynamicsDifferential effectsCatalanAttentionUtterancesChildrenFaceTime course
2023
Multiple pathways to developmental continuity in infant cognition
Aslin R, Fox N, Lewkowicz D, Maurer D, Nelson C, von Hofsten C. Multiple pathways to developmental continuity in infant cognition. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2023, 27: 692-693. PMID: 37321924, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobust 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 informationSynchronyVersionViolation of non‐adjacent rule dependencies elicits greater attention to a talker's mouth in 15‐month‐old infants
Birulés J, Martinez‐Alvarez A, Lewkowicz D, de Diego‐Balaguer R, Pons F. Violation of non‐adjacent rule dependencies elicits greater attention to a talker's mouth in 15‐month‐old infants. Infancy 2022, 27: 963-971. PMID: 35833310, PMCID: PMC9542527, DOI: 10.1111/infa.12489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-adjacent dependenciesTalker's mouthTest trialsAudiovisual speechSelective attentionAuditory speechTalker's faceInfant attentionInfants' discriminationFamiliar trialsArtificial languageLanguage acquisitionSpeech processingMore salientSpeechSame languageFaceNovel trialMonths of ageAttentionLanguageDiscriminationAuditoryActressNovel onesAttention 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 infantsAutismASDFaceMechanisms 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
2021
The multisensory cocktail party problem in adults: Perceptual segregation of talking faces on the basis of audiovisual temporal synchrony
Lewkowicz D, Schmuckler M, Agrawal V. The multisensory cocktail party problem in adults: Perceptual segregation of talking faces on the basis of audiovisual temporal synchrony. Cognition 2021, 214: 104743. PMID: 33940250, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAudiovisual temporal synchronyTalking facePerceptual segregationTemporal synchronySpeech utterancesCocktail party problemMultisensory coherenceTalker's eyesAudible utterancesSame speech utteranceEye trackingParty problemSocial interactionUtterancesFaceSynchronyParticipantsAdultsScanning strategyVersionSceneFindingsPreferencesCoherenceMasks Can Be Detrimental to Babies’ Speech and Language Development
Lewkowicz, D. J. Masks can be detrimental to babies’ speech and language development: the good news is that parents can take action to compensate. Scientific American, Feb. 11, 2021Publications for non-academic audiences
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 implicationsMeasuresProcessingListeningHighly proficient L2 speakers still need to attend to a talker’s mouth when processing L2 speech
Birulés J, Bosch L, Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Highly proficient L2 speakers still need to attend to a talker’s mouth when processing L2 speech. Language Cognition And Neuroscience 2020, 35: 1314-1325. DOI: 10.1080/23273798.2020.1762905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL2 speakersTalker's mouthNative speakersSecond language speechNon-native languageNon-native speakersProficient L2 speakersL2 speechLanguage proficiencyNative speechTalker's eyesSpeakersTalker's faceSuch attentionExperiment 1Experiment 2SpeechLanguageSpanishProficiencyAttentionTalkersProcessing situationsFaceParticipantsDoes 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 evidenceOdorInfantsPerceptionProcessingInfancyOlfactionContextMothersFindingsChapter 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
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
Erratum to “The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants” [Dev. Cognit. Neurosci. 34 (November) (2018) 75–81]
Werchan D, Baumgartner H, Lewkowicz D, Amso D. Erratum to “The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants” [Dev. Cognit. Neurosci. 34 (November) (2018) 75–81]. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 37: 100609. PMID: 30577990, PMCID: PMC6818512, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInside 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 attentionThe origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants
Werchan D, Baumgartner H, Lewkowicz D, Amso D. The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 34: 75-81. PMID: 30099263, PMCID: PMC6629259, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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 ageUtterancesCuesAttentionTalkersFaceSalienceGazeLexiconInfantsLearning of hierarchical serial patterns emerges in infancy
Lewkowicz D, Schmuckler M, Mangalindan D. Learning of hierarchical serial patterns emerges in infancy. Developmental Psychobiology 2018, 60: 243-255. PMID: 29457647, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21614.Peer-Reviewed Original Research