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  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. stefanie.hoehl@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de

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Surprised faces capture 3-month-olds' attention to objects, similar to fearful faces. However, 9-month-olds do not show this effect, indicating developmental changes in social cognitive processing.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Infant perception

Background:

  • Infants' attention to objects is influenced by facial expressions.
  • Fearful faces enhance object processing in infants.
  • Surprised and fearful faces share wide-opened eyes, a key perceptual feature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if surprised faces, like fearful faces, affect infants' brain responses to objects.
  • To compare the effects of surprised versus neutral faces on infant object processing.
  • To examine age-related differences in response to surprised faces at 3 and 9 months.

Main Methods:

  • Event-related potential (ERP) study using EEG.
  • Presentation of surprised and neutral faces gazing at objects to infants.
  • Post-gaze object presentation to measure attention and brain responses.

Main Results:

  • Three-month-olds showed increased attention to objects previously cued by surprised faces (enhanced Nc component).
  • This effect in 3-month-olds replicated findings with fearful faces.
  • Nine-month-olds did not exhibit differential attention to objects based on preceding facial expressions.

Conclusions:

  • Surprised faces impact object processing in 3-month-olds similarly to fearful faces.
  • This effect is not observed in 9-month-olds, suggesting developmental changes.
  • Findings contribute to understanding social cognitive and visuoperceptual development in infancy.