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Newborns Recognize Human Faces At Birth Study Finds
Evanston Illinois AP report from Pediatrics notes USC researchers observed 40 newborns aged 3 to 27 minutes respond most to a normal face pattern among four head shaped forms. The study suggests newborn visual discrimination exists at birth before substantial visual experience and highlights early predisposition to facial recognition. Scientists Carolyn C. Goren Merrill Larty and Paul Y. K. Wu of the University of Southern California School of Medicine led the work.
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Evanston, Ill
California
Pediatrics
Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Carolyn C. Goren
Merrill Larty
Paul Y. K. Wu
University of Southern California School of Medicine At
Los Angeles