Edouard Gentaz
Function: Professeur ordinaire
Group name: Psychology of sensorimotor, affective and social development
Group type: Main
Affiliations: Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Psychology Section
Domains: Development and Plasticity, Perception, Attention and Cognition, Affective and Social Neurosciences, Sensory and Motor Systems
Keywords: brain development, child development, Emotion, sensorimotor processes, social behavior
Research activities
Our research aim at better understanding the development of sensorimotor, affective and social abilities in typical and atypical humans, from birth to late adolescence. Our research shows a theoretical interest but also concrete practical applications with pedagogic methods, guides for parents etc. Our research about babies behavior and abilities is supported by the babylab.
Latest publications
The Emergence of Self-Awareness in Preterm Infants: Insights From the Rooting Reflex.
The developmental changes in emotion recognition from human biological motion by children aged from 4 to 12 years.
The effects of screen habits on attentional skills and prosocial behaviors in 6-to 36-month-old toddlers.
Children with visual impairments produced more recognizable emotional prosodies.
Contact
Faculté de psychologie
Université de Genève
edouard.gentaz@unige.ch