Differential late-stage face processing in autism: a magnetoencephalographic study of fusiform gyrus activation
The absence of group differences in early activation suggest intact face detection in autistics possessing a normal IQ. Later activation captures a greater degree of the complexity and social information from actual faces. Although both groups distinguished faces from pareidolic and non-face objects, the control group exhibited a slightly heightened differentiation at this latency, indicating a potential disadvantage for autistics in real face processing. The subtle difference in late-stage face processing observed in autistic individuals may reflect specific cognitive mechanisms related to face perception in autism.
Authors
- Bushra Riaz
- Justin F. Schneiderman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4441-2360)
- Elena V. Orekhova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-1613)
- Christopher Gillberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934)
- Sheraz Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-3577)
- Darko Sarovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-4890)
- Sebastian Lundström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-8499)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (US)
- Moscow State University of Psychology & Education (RU)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06400-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Göteborgs Läkaresällskap
- Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
- Göteborgs Universitet
- Barncancerfonden