On the Links Among Face Processing, Language Processing, and Narrowing During Development

From the beginning of life, face and language processing are crucial for establishing social communication. Studies on the development of systems for processing faces and language have yielded such similarities as perceptual narrowing across both domains. In this article, we review several functions...

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Published in:Child development perspectives 2014-06, Vol.8 (2), p.65-70
Main Authors: Pascalis, Olivier, Loevenbruck, Hélène, Quinn, Paul C., Kandel, Sonia, Tanaka, James W., Lee, Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cellular telephones
Child development
Cognitive science
Developmental psychology
face
Facial expressions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gestures
Humanities and Social Sciences
Infants
Linguistics
narrowing
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
speech
Vocalization
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Summary:From the beginning of life, face and language processing are crucial for establishing social communication. Studies on the development of systems for processing faces and language have yielded such similarities as perceptual narrowing across both domains. In this article, we review several functions of human communication, and then describe how the tools used to accomplish those functions are modified by perceptual narrowing. We conclude that narrowing is common to all forms of social communication. We argue that during evolution, social communication engaged different perceptual and cognitive systems—face, facial expression, gesture, vocalization, sound, and oral language—that emerged at different times. These systems are interactive and linked to some extent. In this framework, narrowing can be viewed as a way infants adapt to their native social group.
ISSN:1750-8592
1750-8606
DOI:10.1111/cdep.12064