Edouard Gentaz
Affiliations: Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Psychology Section
Group name: Psychology of sensorimotor, affective and social development
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
Beyond executive functions, creativity skills benefit academic outcomes: Insights from Montessori education.
Adults' visual recognition of actions simulations by finger gestures (ASFGs) produced by sighted and blind individuals.
What predicts mathematics achievement? Developmental change in 5- and 7-year-old children.
Preterm infant showed better object handling skills in a neonatal intensive care unit during silence than with a recorded female voice.
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Contact
Faculté de psychologie
Université de Genève
edouard.gentaz@unige.ch