Visual search for basic emotional expressions in autism; impaired processing of anger,fear and sadness,but a typical happy face advantage |
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| Authors: | Emily K Farran Amanda Branson Ben J King |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University of London, UK;2. School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK;1. Neonatal Research Unit, Health Research Institute La Fe, Spain;2. Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Valencia, Spain;3. Infant Mental Health Unit, University & Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Spain;4. ERI-Lectura, University of Valencia, Spain;1. Neuroscience & Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada;2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada;3. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada;4. Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Canada;1. Health Research Institute La Fe, Av. de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain;2. University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, Valencia 46010, Spain;3. Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Ctra. Madrid-Cartagena, s/n, 30120 El Palmar, Murcia, Spain;4. University of Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza La Universidad, 3, 02071 Albacete, Spain;1. Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, New York, USA;2. The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, USA;3. Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | Facial expression recognition was investigated in 20 males with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger syndrome (AS), compared to typically developing individuals matched for chronological age (TD CA group) and verbal and non-verbal ability (TD V/NV group). This was the first study to employ a visual search, “face in the crowd” paradigm with a HFA/AS group, which explored responses to numerous facial expressions using real-face stimuli. Results showed slower response times for processing fear, anger and sad expressions in the HFA/AS group, relative to the TD CA group, but not the TD V/NV group. Reponses to happy, disgust and surprise expressions showed no group differences. Results are discussed with reference to the amygdala theory of autism. |
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