Although each of us was once a baby, infant consciousness remains mysterious and there is
no received view about when, and in what form, consciousness first emerges. Some …

Background We use “theory of mind” or “mind reading” to understand our own thoughts and
feelings and those of other agents. Mind reading has been a focus of philosophical interest …

“This is an important book and likely the most thoughtful of the year in the social sciences...
Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the …

The past decade has witnessed a rapid increase in the use of screen media in families, and
infants are exposed to screens at younger ages than ever before. The objective of this …

Gaze—where one looks, how long, and when—plays an essential part in human social
behavior. While many aspects of social gaze have been reviewed, there is no …

Objectives: To determine if toddlers with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 14 to 42
months prefer to visually examine dynamic geometric images more than social images and …

Human development takes place in a social context. Two pervasive sources of social
information are faces and hands. Here, we provide the first report of the visual frequency of …

Where does one attend when viewing dynamic scenes? Research into the factors
influencing gaze location during static scene viewing have reported that low-level visual …

Researchers examined whether contingent experience using a touch screen increased
toddlers' ability to learn a word from video. One hundred and sixteen children (24–36 …

Historically, research characterizing the development of emotion recognition has focused on
identifying specific skills and the age periods, or milestones, at which these abilities emerge …