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. 2011 Feb;34(1):100-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.10.002. Epub 2010 Nov 26.

Discrimination of facial expression by 5-month-old infants of nondepressed and clinically depressed mothers

Marc H Bornstein  1 , Martha E Arterberry, Clay Mash, Nanmathi Manian
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Discrimination of facial expression by 5-month-old infants of nondepressed and clinically depressed mothers

Marc H Bornstein et al. Infant Behav Dev. 2011 Feb.

Erratum in

  • Infant Behav Dev. 2015 Aug;40:270

Abstract

Five-month-old infants of nondepressed and clinically depressed mothers were habituated to either a face with a neutral expression or the same face with a smile. Infants of nondepressed mothers subsequently discriminated between neutral and smiling facial expressions, whereas infants of clinically depressed mothers failed to make the same discrimination.

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Habituation (left) and facial expression discrimination (right) in infants of nondepressed □ and clinically depressed ■ mothers. *p < .05
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