Search Results - "Valenza, Eloisa"

Attentional shift within and between faces: Evidence from children with and without a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder by Valenza, Eloisa, Calignano, Giulia

“…Evidence of attentional atypicalities for faces in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are far from being confirmed. Using eye-tracking technology we compared…”
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Spatiotemporal neurodynamics of automatic temporal expectancy in 9-month old infants by Mento, Giovanni, Valenza, Eloisa

“…Anticipating events occurrence (Temporal Expectancy) is a crucial capacity for survival. Yet, there is little evidence about the presence of cortical…”
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Face specific neural anticipatory activity in infants 4 and 9 months old by Mento, Giovanni, Duma, Gian Marco, Valenza, Eloisa, Farroni, Teresa

“…The possibility of predicting the specific features of forthcoming environmental events is fundamental for our survival since it allows us to proactively…”
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The unique role of novel linguistic labels on the disengagement of visual attention by Calignano, Giulia, Valenza, Eloisa, Vespignani, Francesco, Russo, Sofia, Sulpizio, Simone

“…Do novel linguistic labels have privileged access to attentional resources compared to non-linguistic labels? This study explores this possibility through two…”
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Object-Based Visual Attention in 8-Month-Old Infants: Evidence from an Eye-Tracking Study by Bulf, Hermann, Valenza, Eloisa

“…Visual attention is one of the infant's primary tools for gathering relevant information from the environment for further processing and learning. The…”
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How a hat may affect 3-month-olds' recognition of a face: an eye-tracking study by Bulf, Hermann, Valenza, Eloisa, Turati, Chiara

“…Recent studies have shown that infants' face recognition rests on a robust face representation that is resilient to a variety of facial transformations such as…”
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Interconnected Pathways: Postural Stability and Vocabulary Skills in Preschool-Aged Children by Calignano, Giulia, Lettere, Giorgia, Leo, Irene, Maritan, Francesca, Mattera, Laura, Granata, Patrizia, Lucangeli, Daniela, Valenza, Eloisa

“…Previous research has highlighted an interplay between postural abilities and linguistic skills during infancy. However, this relationship could undergo…”
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Face Orientation and Motion Differently Affect the Deployment of Visual Attention in Newborns and 4-Month-Old Infants by Valenza, Eloisa, Otsuka, Yumiko, Bulf, Hermann, Ichikawa, Hiroko, Kanazawa, So, Yamaguchi, Masami K

“…Orienting visual attention allows us to properly select relevant visual information from a noisy environment. Despite extensive investigation of the orienting…”
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Perceptual Completion in Newborn Human Infants by Valenza, Eloisa, Leo, Irene, Gava, Lucia, Simion, Francesca

“…Despite decades of studies of human infants, a still open question concerns the role of visual experience in the development of the ability to perceive…”
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The role of kinetic information in newborns' perception of illusory contours by Valenza, Eloisa, Bulf, Hermann

“…Previous research, in which static figures were used, showed that the ability to perceive illusory contours emerges around 7 months of age. However, recently,…”
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How face specialization emerges in the first months of life by Simion, Francesca, Leo, Irene, Turati, Chiara, Valenza, Eloisa, Dalla Barba, Beatrice

“…The present chapter deals with the topic of the ontogeny and development of face processing in the first months of life and is organized into two sections…”
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Congruency as a Nonspecific Perceptual Property Contributing to Newborns' Face Preference by Macchi Cassia, Viola, Valenza, Eloisa, Simion, Francesca, Leo, Irene

“…Past research has shown that top-heaviness is a perceptual property that plays a crucial role in triggering newborns' preference toward faces. The present…”
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How a face may affect object-based attention: evidence from adults and 8-month-old infants by Valenza, Eloisa, Franchin, Laura, Bulf, Hermann

“…Object-based attention operates on perceptual objects, opening the possibility that the costs and benefits humans have to pay to move attention between-objects…”
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Three-month-olds’ visual preference for faces and its underlying visual processing mechanisms by Turati, Chiara, Valenza, Eloisa, Leo, Irene, Simion, Francesca

“…This study was aimed at investigating the face preference phenomenon and its underlying mechanisms at 3 months of age. Using an eye-tracker apparatus,…”
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Effect of partial occlusion on newborns' face preference and recognition by Gava, Lucia, Valenza, Eloisa, Turati, Chiara, Schonen, Scania de

“…Many studies have shown that newborns prefer (e.g. Goren, Sarty & Wu, 1975 ; Valenza, Simion, Macchi Cassia & Umiltà, 1996) and recognize (e.g. Bushnell, Say &…”
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Newborns' preference for up-down asymmetrical configurations by Simion, Francesca, Valenza, Eloisa, Macchi Cassia, Viola, Turati, Chiara, Umiltà, Carlo

“…The present study was aimed at investigating whether, because of a differential sensitivity between the upper and the lower visual fields, in a visual…”
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Preferential orienting to faces in newborns: a temporal-nasal asymmetry by Simion, F, Valenza, E, Umiltà, C, Dalla Barba, B

“…It has been proposed that newborns' preferential orienting to faces is primarily controlled by a subcortical mechanism. As an index of subcortical,…”
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Persistent primary reflexes affect motor acts: Potential implications for autism spectrum disorder by Chinello, Alice, Di Gangi, Valentina, Valenza, Eloisa

“…•In typical development progress in motor and gesture repertoire rely on the inhibition of primitive reflexes, particularly those involving the hand or…”
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The origins of face perception: specific versus non-specific mechanisms by Simion, Francesca, Macchi Cassia, Viola, Turati, Chiara, Valenza, Eloisa

“…Many studies have demonstrated that newborns prefer upright faces over upside‐down faces. Based on this evidence, some have suggested that faces represent a…”
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Linking vestibular, tactile, and somatosensory rhythm perception to language development in infancy by Russo, Sofia, Carnovalini, Filippo, Calignano, Giulia, Arfé, Barbara, Rodà, Antonio, Valenza, Eloisa

“…First experiences with rhythm occur in the womb, with different rhythmic sources being available to the human fetus. Among sensory modalities, vestibular,…”
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