Major

Neuroscience

Anticipated Graduation Year

2022

Access Type

Open Access

Abstract

The intersensory redundancy hypothesis suggests that synchronized, multimodal information recruits infant attention, contributing to better processing and discrimination of stimulus features perceived through both modalities (Bahrick & Lickliter, 2000). This amodal information (e.g., rhythm or rate) is hypothesized to be more readily processed than information unique to a single modality (e.g., voice or appearance). In the current study, we are investigating the impact of intersensory redundancy on infant face processing. Five- and 12-month-old infants are currently being recruited for a study run using the online platform, Lookit. These results will increase our understanding of how infants attend to multimodal faces, which are prevalent in their everyday environment.

Faculty Mentors & Instructors

Maggie Guy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Asli Bursalioglu, M.A., Graduate Student, Department of Psychology

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Infant Face Processing in a Multimodal Context

The intersensory redundancy hypothesis suggests that synchronized, multimodal information recruits infant attention, contributing to better processing and discrimination of stimulus features perceived through both modalities (Bahrick & Lickliter, 2000). This amodal information (e.g., rhythm or rate) is hypothesized to be more readily processed than information unique to a single modality (e.g., voice or appearance). In the current study, we are investigating the impact of intersensory redundancy on infant face processing. Five- and 12-month-old infants are currently being recruited for a study run using the online platform, Lookit. These results will increase our understanding of how infants attend to multimodal faces, which are prevalent in their everyday environment.