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Specialization of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Human Infants
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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)
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W2100012722
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- 10.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- discovery.ucl.ac.uk
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- Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
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- 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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