The locus coeruleus–norepinephrine system as pacemaker of attention–a developmental mechanism of derailed attentional function in autism spectrum disorder

N Bast, L Poustka, CM Freitag - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit diminished visual engagement to
environmental stimuli. Aberrant attentional function provides an explanation by reduced …

The developmental origins of subliminal face processing

S Jessen, T Grossmann - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Sensitive responding to facial information is of key importance during human social
interactions. Research shows that adults glean much information from another person's face …

Children's emotion inferences from masked faces: Implications for social interactions during COVID-19

AL Ruba, SD Pollak - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
To slow the progression of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World
Health Organization (WHO) have recommended wearing face coverings. However, very little …

Itsy bitsy spider…: Infants react with increased arousal to spiders and snakes

S Hoehl, K Hellmer, M Johansson… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Attention biases have been reported for ancestral threats like spiders and snakes in infants,
children, and adults. However, it is currently unclear whether these stimuli induce increased …

Reading your emotions in my physiology? Reliable emotion interpretations in absence of a robust physiological resonance

J Folz, D Fiacchino, M Nikolić, H van Steenbergen… - Affective Science, 2022 - Springer
Affective states are expressed in an individual's physical appearance, ranging from facial
expressions and body postures, to indicators of physiological arousal (eg, a blush) …

How to build a helpful baby: A look at the roots of prosociality in infancy

T Grossmann - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Concern for others guides prosocial behavior from early in development.•Caring
continuum exists, which underpins variability in infant prosocial action.•Novel brain …

Infants' responses to masked and unmasked smiling faces: A longitudinal investigation of social interaction during Covid-19

M Kammermeier, M Paulus - Infant Behavior and Development, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became an effective hygienic measure to
reduce infection rates. Given the relevance of facial expressions for social interactions, the …

[HTML][HTML] The pupil collaboration: A multi-lab, multi-method analysis of goal attribution in infants

S Sirois, J Brisson, E Blaser, G Calignano… - Infant Behavior and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of pupillometry in infant research over the last decade is associated with a variety of
methods for data preprocessing and analysis. Although pupil diameter is increasingly …

Neural evidence for the subliminal processing of facial trustworthiness in infancy

S Jessen, T Grossmann - Neuropsychologia, 2019 - Elsevier
Face evaluation is thought to play a vital role in human social interactions. One prominent
aspect is the evaluation of facial signs of trustworthiness, which has been shown to occur …

The development of spontaneous facial responses to others' emotions in infancy: An EMG study

J Kaiser, MM Crespo-Llado, C Turati, E Geangu - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Viewing facial expressions often evokes facial responses in the observer. These
spontaneous facial reactions (SFRs) are believed to play an important role for social …