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Marcela Peña

Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileORCID 0000-0002-6027-9280Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Developmental Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Camilo GouetiD· 1 shared Consuelo de la Riva· 1 shared Cristina JaraiD· 1 shared Cristóbal Moënne‐LoccoziD· 1 shared Damaris CollaoiD· 1 shared Enrica PittalugaiD· 1 shared Esteban J. PinoiD· 1 shared Ghislaine Dehaene‐LambertziD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Camilo GouetORCID

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Pretend Comprehension Enhances Social and Exploratory Behaviors in Human Toddlers and Adults

Camilo Gouet, Cristina Jara, Cristóbal Moënne‐Loccoz, Damaris Collao, Marcela Peña

This study shows that toddlers and adults look more at faces and show more exploratory gaze patterns when watching pretend actions compared to real actions.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

A supervised digital game intervention supports language and communication in young children.

Marcela Peña, Ghislaine Dehaene‐Lambertz, Esteban J. Pino, Enrica Pittaluga, Patricia Cortés, Consuelo de la Riva, Orieta Palacios, Pamela Guevara

A supervised digital game intervention improved language and communication skills in young children aged 2-5 years.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology