India, Nov. 10 -- A study conducted by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has found that depression can change how children pay attention to facial expressions, including happy, sad and angry faces.
As part of the study, researchers tracked 242 children and their mothers over a period of two years. The participants were assessed once every six months.
During the assessments, children were shown two faces on a screen. One had a neutral expression, while the other showed happiness, sadness or anger. Using eye-tracking technology, researchers recorded which face the children looked at and how much time they spent looking at it.
The results showed that the way children responded to emotional faces was linked ...