Social inference brain networks in autistic adults during movie-viewing: functional specialization and heterogeneity
We found weak evidence for greater differential responses in brain networks underlying ToM inferences than those involved in empathic responses in autism, consistent with a prior empathy imbalance hypothesis. We outline suggestions for replicating, generalizing and extending these results in future research.
Authors
- Dorit Kliemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-919X)
- Hilary Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3444-805X)
- Lisa Byrge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-1401)
- Paola Galdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-6799)
- Daniel P. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-0893)
- Jasmin Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4170-5766)
Institutions
- University of North Florida (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Autism
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00669-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- Eli Lilly and Company
- California Institute of Technology
- Lilly Endowment
- National Institutes of Health