Do the Eyes Have It? A Systematic Review on the Role of Eye Gaze in Infant Language Development

Eye gaze is a ubiquitous cue in child–caregiver interactions, and infants are highly attentive to eye gaze from very early on. However, the question of why infants show gaze-sensitive behavior, and what role this sensitivity to gaze plays in their language development, is not yet well-understood. To...

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Main Authors: Melis Çetinçelik, Caroline F. Rowland, Tineke M. Snijders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589096/full