The dissociating effects of fear and disgust on multisensory integration in autism: evidence from evoked potentials
Given that the variables we measured reflect attention, our findings suggest that MSI can be modulated by the differential effects on attention that fear and disgust produce. We also argue that the MSI deficits seen in autistic individuals can be compensated for at later processing stages by (a) the attention-orienting effects of fear, at the behavioral level, and (b) at the electrophysiological level via increased <i>attentional effort</i>.
Authors
- Christoph Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-4699)
- Patricia E.G. Bestelmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7466-1571)
- Nikolaos Smyrnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1461-6151)
- Monica Biscaldi
- Maria Elena Stefanou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6469-2876)
- Neil M. Dundon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-1775)
Institutions
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Bangor University (GB)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- King's College London (GB)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- University Mental Health Research Institute (GR)
- University General Hospital Attikon (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1390696
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.51