Mechanisms of facial emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorders: Insights from eye tracking and electroencephalography

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

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Black, Melissa H.^1,2  Chen, Nigel T. M.^2,3,4  Iyer, Kartik K.⁵  Lipp, Ottmar V.^2,3  Bolte, Sven^1,2,6,7  Falkmer, Marita^1,2,8  Tan, Tele^2,5  Girdler, Sonya^1,2 

[1] Curtin Univ, Sch Occupat Therapy & Social Work, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

[2] Cooperat Res Ctr Living Autism Autism CRC, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Curtin Univ, Sch Psychol & Speech Pathol, Perth, WA, Australia

[4] Univ Western Australia, Sch Psychol, Perth, WA, Australia

[5] Curtin Univ, Sch Mech Engn, Perth, WA, Australia

[6] Karolinska Inst, Dept Womens & Childrens Hlth, Ctr Neurodev Disorders KIND, Solna, Sweden

[7] Stockholm Cty Council, Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Ctr Psychiat Res, Stockholm, Sweden

[8] Jonkoping Univ, Inst Disabil Res, CHILD Programme, Sch Educ & Commun, Jonkoping, Jonkoping Count, Sweden

关键词: Affect;    Electrophysiology;    Eye tracking;    Autism;    Asperger syndrome;    Emotion recognition;    EEG;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.06.016

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

While behavioural difficulties in facial emotion recognition (PER) have been observed in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), behavioural studies alone are not suited to elucidate the specific nature of FER challenges in ASD. Eye tracking (ET) and electroencephalography (EEG) provide insights in to the attentional and neurological correlates of performance, and may therefore provide insight in to the mechanisms underpinning FER in ASD. Given that these processes develop over the course of the developmental trajectory, there is a need to synthesise findings in regard to the developmental stages to determine how the maturation of these systems may impact FER in ASD. We conducted a systematic review of fifty-four studies investigating ET or EEG meeting inclusion criteria. Findings indicate divergence of visual processing pathways in individuals with ASD. Altered function of the social brain in ASD impacts the processing of facial emotion across the developmental trajectory, resulting in observable differences in ET and EEG outcomes.

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