Specialization of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Human Infants

Haan, Michelle de; Pascalis, Olivier; Johnson, Mark H.

doi:10.1162/089892902317236849

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Specialization of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Human Infants

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Haan, Michelle de, Pascalis, Olivier, Johnson, Mark H.·2002·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Newborn infants respond preferentially to simple face-like patterns, raising the possibility that the face-specific regions identified in the adult cortex are functioning from birth. We sought to evaluate this hypothesis by characterizing the specificity of infants' electrocortical responses to faces in two ways: (1) comparing responses to faces of humans with those to faces of nonhuman primates; and 2) comparing responses to upright and inverted faces. Adults' face-responsive N170 event-related potential (ERP) component showed specificity to upright human faces that was not observable at any point in the ERPs of infants. A putative “infant N170” did show sensitivity to the species of the face, but the orientation of the face did not influence processing until a later stage. These findings suggest a process of gradual specialization of cortical face processing systems during postnatal development.

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Authors: Haan, M. D., Pascalis, O., & Johnson, M. H.
Affiliations: University College London (GB)
University of Sheffield (GB)
Birkbeck, University of London (GB)
ORCID: Haan, Michelle de
Pascalis, Olivier
Johnson, Mark H.
Venue: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2002-02
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
Pages: 199-209
ISSN: 0898-929X (ISSN-L)
1530-8898
DOI: 10.1162/089892902317236849
OpenAlex: W2100012722
Cited by: 553
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 32 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 27
FWCI: 10.85
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Locations: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Face recognition and analysis
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Keywords: face recognition (cognition), infant face processing, N170, electrocortical responses, upright vs inverted faces, species specificity, neonates
MeSH terms: Adult, Age Factors, Evoked Potentials, Visual, Face, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time

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