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
Effects of two types of numerical problems on the emotions experienced in adults and in 9-year-old children.
Impact of Innovative Emotion Training in Preschool and Kindergarten Children Aged from 3 to 6 Years.
Multisensory Texture Perception in Individuals with Williams Syndrome.
Maternal Voice and Tactile Stimulation Modulate Oxytocin in Mothers of Hospitalized Preterm Infants: A Randomized Crossover Trial.
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Contact
Faculté de psychologie
Université de Genève
edouard.gentaz@unige.ch