Network dynamics of human face perception: the salience of infant faces and implications for caregiving

Thesis

This thesis provides novel neuroimaging insights into the brain activity related to the processing of highly salient infant faces. Specifically, I provide new information about the spatial and temporal aspects of brain activity for processing infant faces within four experimental investigations. Overall, the presented findings provide novel, important insights into: (1) our current understanding of how the brain processes salient, infant faces, (2) human face perception more generally, and...

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Authors: Stark, E

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: caregiving; cuteness; face processing
• Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience