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Title: When do you think babies start to "recognize" their caregivers? Post by: alrivera31 on May 27, 2014 Your text presents info about face recognition being "special".
This is reinforced by the YouTube video on face recognition in infants. In an evolutionary sense, why would it be important for us to have this "special" perceptual process, even at an infant stage? If you have been around (or have) babies, have you noticed this interest in faces, as shown in the video clip? Most parents like to believe that their newborns can recognize them immeidately after birth, which is not likely based on the neural development of newborns (but it apparently makes parents feel better - I'm not a parent and have not been around kids). When do you think babies start to "recognize" their caregivers? Meaning that they know mamma, daddy, grandma as being different from a newcomer or stranger. Title: Re: When do you think babies start to "recognize" their caregivers? Post by: msnnlfarmer on May 29, 2014 You will find various answers on this questions. With evidence-based research, some babies are able to recognize faces and voices within weeks of birth. It takes time for recognition due to a baby's vision is somewhat blurry at the beginning of life. They can only see things at approximately a foot away. By around 3 months, the caregiver should notice that their baby is able to look directly at them. Ultimately, by 6 months a baby will know exactly who their caregiver is even if they're not around.
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