Seeing the face through the eyes: a developmental perspective on face expertise

被引：76
作者：
Gliga, Teodora [1 ]
Csibra, Gergely [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ London Birkbeck Coll, Sch Psychol, Ctr Brain & Cognit Dev, London WC1E 7HX, England
来源：
FROM ACTION TO COGNITION | 2007年 / 164卷
基金：
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词：
face recognition; gaze perception; expertise; development; infancy; amygdala;
D O I：
10.1016/S0079-6123(07)64018-7
中图分类号：
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号：
071006 ;
摘要：
Most people are experts in face recognition. We propose that the special status of this particular body part in telling individuals apart is the result of a developmental process that heavily biases human infants and children to attend towards the eyes of others. We review the evidence supporting this proposal, including neuroimaging results and studies in developmental disorders, like autism. We propose that the most likely explanation of infants' bias towards eyes is the fact that eye gaze serves important communicative functions in humans.
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页码：323 / 339
页数：17
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