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Neurophysiological correlates of holistic face processing in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, August 2018
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Title
Neurophysiological correlates of holistic face processing in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder
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Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, August 2018
DOI 10.1186/s11689-018-9244-y
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Sandra Naumann, Ulrike Senftleben, Megha Santhosh, James McPartland, Sara Jane Webb

Abstract

Face processing has been found to be impaired in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One hypothesis is that individuals with ASD engage in piecemeal compared to holistic face processing strategies. To investigate the role of possible impairments in holistic face processing in individuals with autism, the current study investigated behavioral and electroencephalography (EEG) correlates of face processing (P1/N170 and gamma-band activity) in adolescents with ASD and sex-, age-, and IQ-matched neurotypical controls. Participants were presented with upright and inverted Mooney stimuli; black and white low information faces that are only perceived as faces when processed holistically. Participants indicated behaviorally the detection of a face. EEG was collected time-locked to the presentation of the stimuli. Adolescents with ASD perceived Mooney stimuli as faces suggesting ability to use holistic processing but displayed a lower face detection rate and slower response times. ERP components suggest slowed temporal processing of Mooney stimuli in the ASD compared to control group for P1 latency but no differences between groups for P1 amplitude and at the N170. Increases in gamma-band activity was similar during the perception of the Mooney images by group, but the ASD group showed prolonged temporal elevation in activity. Overall, our results suggest that adolescents with ASD were able to utilize holistic processing to perceive a face within the Mooney stimuli. Delays in early processing, marked by the P1, and elongated elevation in gamma activity indicate that the neural systems supporting holistic processing are slightly altered suggesting a less automatic and less efficient facial processing system. Non-applicable.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 13%
Student > Bachelor 11 11%
Student > Master 10 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 5%
Other 11 11%
Unknown 36 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 22 22%
Neuroscience 14 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 9 9%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 3%
Other 8 8%
Unknown 39 39%
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