%0 Journal Article %J Science %D 1977 %T Eye contact and face scanning in early infancy. %A Haith, M M %A Bergman, T %A Moore, M J %K Aging %K Child Development %K Face %K Fixation, Ocular %K Humans %K Infant %K Infant, Newborn %K Mothers %K Social Behavior %X

Visual fixations of 3- to 5-week-old, 7-week-old, and 9- to 11-week-old infants were recorded as they scanned an adult's face which was stationary, moving, or talking. A dramatic increase in face fixations occurred between 5 and 7 weeks for all conditions. Talking produced an intensification of scanning in the eye area in the two older groups.

%B Science %V 198 %P 853-5 %8 11/1977 %G eng %N 4319 %1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/918670?dopt=Abstract