SEED LAB · RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

研究方向 Research Directions

我们从发展机制、个体差异、真实生活情境与研究方法四个相互连接的层面，理解儿童早期社会发展的共同规律与差异。

早期社会认知与神经行为机制

Early Social Cognition & Neurobehavioral Development

研究婴幼儿共同注意、目光行为、社会动机与情绪理解如何形成，以及这些早期社会能力背后的行为、生理与神经机制。

个体差异、自闭症风险与早期识别

Individual Differences, Autism Risk & Early Identification

研究儿童早期注意、社会互动与生理反应中的个体差异，并探索更自然、客观的自闭症风险多模态早期识别方法。

家庭、自然情境与儿童福祉

Family, Naturalistic Contexts & Child Wellbeing

研究亲子互动、家庭经验与自然环境接触如何关联儿童的情绪、行为调节、社会适应与整体福祉。

多模态测量、人工智能与数字化支持

Multimodal Measurement, AI & Digital Support

结合眼动、EEG、fNIRS、行为与计算方法，发展更客观、低负担且可扩展的儿童发展测量与数字化支持工具。

研究成果

研究成果 Publications

2026

2 publications

Registered Report

Children Avoid Sick Faces and Improve With Training: A Stage 2 Registered Report

Tiffany S. Leung, Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, Arushi Malik, Shuo Zhang, Krisztina V. Jakobsen, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Infant and Child Development, 35(4), e70134

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Journal Article

Neonatal Mimicry of Caregivers at Home: Feasibility of an Asynchronous Online Paradigm

Katherine Casey, Benazir Neree, Camila Larrauri, Guangyu Zeng, Kira Ashton, Jeff Gill, Elizabeth A. Simpson, Laurie Bayet

Infancy, 31(1), e70070

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2025

4 publications

Journal Article

Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sarah E. Maylott, Guangyu Zeng, Tiffany S. Leung, Catalina Sanchez Montenegro, Alexia Barrios, Arushi Malik, Rafael E. Delgado, Christine F. Delgado, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Journal of Neuroscience Research, 103(11), e70083

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Journal Article

Automated Detection of Mouth Opening in Newborn Infants

Guangyu Zeng, Yeojin Amy Ahn, Tiffany S. Leung, Sarah E. Maylott, Arushi Malik, Daniel S. Messinger, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Behavior Research Methods, 57(12), 322

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Journal Article

Stability of Individual Differences in Social and Nonsocial Visual Attention From Newborn to 14 Months

Arushi Malik, Tiffany S. Leung, Shuo Zhang, Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, Sierra Bainter, Daniel M. Messinger, Annika Paukner, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Developmental Psychobiology, 67(4), e70054

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Registered Report

The Story of Sickness: Improving Children's Sick Face Perception

Tiffany S. Leung, Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, Arushi Malik, Shuo Zhang, Krisztina V. Jakobsen, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Infant and Child Development, 34(3), e70024

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2024

4 publications

Journal Article

Emerging Adults Mirror Infants’ Emotions and Yawns

Tiffany S. Leung, Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, Arushi Malik, Shuo Zhang, E. C. McNamara, Krisztina V. Jakobsen, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Developmental Psychobiology, 66(6), e22539

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Journal Article

Infants’ Salivary Oxytocin and Positive Affective Reactions to People

Guangyu Zeng, Tiffany S. Leung, Sarah E. Maylott, Arushi Malik, Alexis A. Adornato, Mendel Lebowitz, Daniel S. Messinger, Angela Szeto, Ruth Feldman, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Hormones and Behavior, 164, 105579

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Journal Article

Infection Detection in Faces: Children’s Development of Pathogen Avoidance

Tiffany S. Leung, Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, S. N. Martinez, Krisztina V. Jakobsen, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Child Development, 95(1), e35–e46

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Journal Article

Measurement of Emotionality and Emotion Regulation in a Clinical Sample of Children: The Psychometric Properties of the How I Feel Scale

B. Rich, Guangyu Zeng, S. A. Godovich, N. Ridgely, M. K. Alvord

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 42(1), 110–118

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2023

3 publications

Journal Article

Social Motivation Predicts Gaze Following Development in 2- to 14-Month-Old Infants

Guangyu Zeng, Tiffany S. Leung, Sarah E. Maylott, T. A. Saunders, Daniel S. Messinger, M. M. Llabre, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Infancy, 28(4), 836–860

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Journal Article

Behavioral and Physiological Sensitivity to Natural Sick Faces

Tiffany S. Leung, Sarah E. Maylott, Guangyu Zeng, D. N. Nascimben, Krisztina V. Jakobsen, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 110, 195–211

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Journal Article

Maximizing Valid Eye-Tracking Data in Human and Macaque Infants by Optimizing Calibration and Adjusting Areas of Interest

Guangyu Zeng, Elizabeth A. Simpson, Annika Paukner

Behavior Research Methods, 56, 881–907

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2022

1 publications

Journal Article

Temperamental Fear, Eye Contact, and Gaze Aversion in Early Infancy

Guangyu Zeng, Sarah E. Maylott, Tiffany S. Leung, Daniel S. Messinger, J. Wang, Elizabeth A. Simpson

Developmental Psychobiology, 64(7), e22324

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2021

2 publications

Journal Article

Newborn Auditory Brainstem Responses of Children With Developmental Disabilities

Christine F. Delgado, Elizabeth A. Simpson, O. Miron, Rafael E. Delgado, Guangyu Zeng, A. Gutierrez

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, 776–788

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Journal Article

Prolonged Auditory Brainstem Response in Universal Hearing Screening of Newborns With Autism Spectrum Disorder

O. Miron, Rafael E. Delgado, Christine F. Delgado, Elizabeth A. Simpson, K.-H. Yu, A. Gutierrez, Guangyu Zeng, J. N. Gerstenberger, I. S. Kohane

Autism Research, 14(1), 46–52

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2020

1 publications

Journal Article

Face Detection in 2- to 6-Month-Old Infants Is Influenced by Gaze Direction and Species

Elizabeth A. Simpson, Sarah E. Maylott, S. G. Mitsven, Guangyu Zeng, Krisztina V. Jakobsen

Developmental Science, 23(2), e12902

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