Eye contact detection in humans from birth.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on June 24, 2002

Authors

Teresa Farroni1, Gergely Csibra, Francesca Simion, Mark H Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, School of Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom. t.farroni@bbk.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluating the Validity of an Eye Gaze Paradigm in Predicting Autism Spectrum Disorder (EYE) | NCT02573428

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