Sylvie Viaux‐Savelon

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Sylvie Viaux‐Savelon is a leading researcher in developmental psychopathology, with a particular focus on early parent-infant interactions and the neurobiological underpinnings of social bonding. Her most influential work centers on interpersonal synchrony—the temporal coordination of behaviors during social exchanges—where she has made foundational contributions. Her landmark 2012 survey, “Interpersonal Synchrony: A Survey of Evaluation Methods across Disciplines,” has garnered over 440 citations, establishing a critical framework for analyzing how multimodal signals like gaze, vocalizations, and movement align between individuals. This work bridges psychology, neuroscience, and computational methods, providing researchers with systematic tools to study synchrony’s role in early attachment and developmental disorders. Viaux‐Savelon’s research has profound implications for understanding conditions such as autism and prematurity, where disrupted synchrony can impair social development. She has also explored how maternal mental health and infant neurophysiology shape these interactions, advancing clinical interventions. With a career marked by interdisciplinary collaboration, she continues to shape how scientists evaluate the subtle, dynamic rhythms that underlie human connection, making her work essential reading for students and researchers in developmental science.