Looking you in the mouth: abnormal gaze in autism resulting from impaired top-down modulation of visual attention

People with autism are impaired in their social behavior, including their eye contact with others, but the processes that underlie this impairment remain elusive. We combined high-resolution eye tracking with computational modeling in a group of 10 high-functioning individuals with autism to address...

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Published in:	Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 194 - 202
Main Authors:	Neumann, Dirk, Spezio, Michael L., Piven, Joseph, Adolphs, Ralph
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.12.2006
Subjects:	Adult Attention Autism Autistic Disorder - psychology Eye Movements Facial Expression Female Fixation, Ocular Humans Male Mouth Psychology - statistics & numerical data Special Issue Visual Perception high-functioning autism attention eye movements saliency
ISSN:	1749-5016, 1749-5024, 1749-5024
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