Child in Social Cues Study (IMAGE)

University of Virginia

Child in Social Cues Study

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Infants at 7 months old are able to unconsciously pick up on eye cues, based on the size of the whites of a person's eyes -- a vital foundation for the development of social interactive skills, a new University of Virginia psychology study shows.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

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