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Science 25 November 1977:
Vol. 198. no. 4319, pp. 853 - 855
DOI: 10.1126/science.918670
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Science, Vol 198, Issue 4319, 853-855
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Eye contact and face scanning in early infancy

MM Haith, T Bergman, and MJ Moore

Visual fixations of 3- to 5-week-old, 7-week-old, and 9- to 11-week-old infants were recorded as they scanned an adult's face which was stationary, moving, or talking. A dramatic increase in face fixations occurred between 5 and 7 weeks for all conditions. Talking produced an intensification of scanning in the eye area in the two older groups.


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