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The Influences of Face Inversion and Facial Expression on Sensitivity to Eye Contact in High-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Mark D. Vida, Daphne Maurer, Andrew J. Calder, Gillian Rhodes, Jennifer A. Walsh, Matthew V. Pachai, M. D. Rutherford

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 11/2013

Abstract

We examined the influences of face inversion and facial expression on sensitivity to eye contact in high-functioning adults with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants judged the direction of gaze of angry, fearful, and neutral faces. In the typical group only, the range of directions of gaze leading to the perception of eye contact (the cone of gaze) was narrower for upright than inverted faces. In both groups, the cone of gaze was wider for angry faces than for fearful or neutral faces. These results suggest that in high-functioning adults with ASD, the perception of eye contact is not tuned to be finer for upright than inverted faces, but that information is nevertheless integrated across expression and gaze direction.

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Titel: The Influences of Face Inversion and Facial Expression on Sensitivity to Eye Contact in High-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Mark D. Vida
Daphne Maurer
Andrew J. Calder
Gillian Rhodes
Jennifer A. Walsh
Matthew V. Pachai
M. D. Rutherford
Publicatiedatum: 01-11-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 11/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1802-2

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