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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-10-2008 | Original Paper

The Role of Face Familiarity in Eye Tracking of Faces by Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Lindsey Sterling, Geraldine Dawson, Sara Webb, Michael Murias, Jeffrey Munson, Heracles Panagiotides, Elizabeth Aylward

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2008

Abstract

It has been shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate normal activation in the fusiform gyrus when viewing familiar, but not unfamiliar faces. The current study utilized eye tracking to investigate patterns of attention underlying familiar versus unfamiliar face processing in ASD. Eye movements of 18 typically developing participants and 17 individuals with ASD were recorded while passively viewing three face categories: unfamiliar non-repeating faces, a repeating highly familiar face, and a repeating previously unfamiliar face. Results suggest that individuals with ASD do not exhibit more normative gaze patterns when viewing familiar faces. A second task assessed facial recognition accuracy and response time for familiar and novel faces. The groups did not differ on accuracy or reaction times.

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Titel: The Role of Face Familiarity in Eye Tracking of Faces by Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Lindsey Sterling
Geraldine Dawson
Sara Webb
Michael Murias
Jeffrey Munson
Heracles Panagiotides
Elizabeth Aylward
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0550-1

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