This article provides a review of the increasingly detailed imaging literature on the
neurodevelopment of joint attention. Many findings from this literature support and inform the …

The perception of direct gaze—that is, of another individual's gaze directed at the observer—
is known to influence a wide range of cognitive processes and behaviors. We present a new …

The perspective that behavior is often driven by unconscious determinants has become
widespread in social psychology. Bargh, Chen, and Burrows'(1996) famous study, in which …

This review summarizes human perception and processing of face and gaze signals. Face
and gaze signals are important means of non-verbal social communication. The review …

Humans are well adapted to quickly recognize and adequately respond to another's
emotions. Different theories propose that mimicry of emotional expressions (facial or …

Recent studies have shown enhanced brain and autonomic responses to seeing a face with
a direct gaze. Interestingly, greater responses to eye contact vs. averted gaze have been …

Differences in social attention development begin to be apparent in the 6th to 12th month of
development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and theoretically reflect …

Eye contact captures attention and receives prioritized visual processing. Here we asked
whether eye contact might be processed outside conscious awareness. Faces with direct …

Subtle to no attentional differences have been broadly observed when using gaze and
arrows as orienting cues. However, recent studies have found opposite effects when they …

Performing more poorly given one's skill level (“choking”) is likely in situations that offer an
incentive if a certain outcome is achieved (outcome pressure) or when one is being watched …