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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2007 | Original Paper

Eye Movement and Visual Search: Are There Elementary Abnormalities in Autism?

Auteurs: Laurie A. Brenner, Katherine C. Turner, Ralph-Axel Müller

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2007

Abstract

Although atypical eye gaze is commonly observed in autism, little is known about underlying oculomotor abnormalities. Our review of visual search and oculomotor systems in the healthy brain suggests that relevant networks may be partially impaired in autism, given regional abnormalities known from neuroimaging. However, direct oculomotor evidence for autism remains limited. This gap is critical since oculomotor abnormalities might play a causal role in functions known to be impaired in autism, such as imitation and joint attention. We integrate our oculomotor review into a developmental approach to language impairment related to nonverbal prerequisites. Oculomotor abnormalities may play a role as a sensorimotor defect at the root of impairments in later developing functional systems, ultimately resulting in sociocommunicative deficits.

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Titel: Eye Movement and Visual Search: Are There Elementary Abnormalities in Autism?
Auteurs: Laurie A. Brenner
Katherine C. Turner
Ralph-Axel Müller
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0277-9

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