Die Studie zeigt, dass der soziale Wahrnehmungsweg des Gehirns bereits bei der Geburt oder kurz danach aktiv ist, und Säuglinge mit einer stärkeren frühen Konnektivität legten nach vier Monaten mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf die Gesichter und zeigten weniger soziale Schwierigkeiten um 18 Monate

> Paying less attention to faces is one of the key markers of autism spectrum disorder. But while researchers have begun to uncover the brain network that supports processing of social stimuli such as faces, gaze, and speech, little is known about how and when it begins to develop.

>In a new study, Yale researchers have now found that this network is already quite active at birth or shortly thereafter, a finding that provides insight into the brain processes that underlie social behaviors later in life

>”This suggests that the cortical brain processes that give rise to social attention are likely at play shortly after birth and lay the foundation for development of social engagement skills.”

> the researchers found that children who displayed stronger connectivity in the social perception pathway shortly after birth paid more attention to faces when they were 4 months old. Further, greater attention to faces at 4 months old was associated with fewer social difficulties at 18 months of age

[Functional connectivity in the social perception pathway at birth is linked with attention to faces at 4 months – ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266717432500151X?via%3Dihub)