Neuroimaging Evidence of Facial Emotion Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Functional Neuroimaging Studies
Dysfunctional brain activity during facial emotion processing in autistic people was most robustly reflected in the convergence of decreased activation in the IFG, particularly the left IFG-op. Exploratory analyses further suggested that other aberrant brain activations may be focused on the ventral stream. In addition, exploratory subgroup analyses indicated that explicit tasks and minors might recruit multiple visual systems, potentially as a compensatory strategy.
Authors
- Yanyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-0103)
- Tijiang Lu
- Weiwei Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-956X)
- Xingli Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6868-4299)
- Fan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-7141)
- Jinjin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-9687)
- Xin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-1300)
- Qing Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2541-0442)
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
- XinHua Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Children's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-07135-w
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00