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Do Faces Capture the Attention of Individuals with Williams Syndrome or Autism? Evidence from Tracking Eye Movements
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The neuro-developmental disorders of Williams syndrome (WS) and autism can reveal key components of social cognition. Eye-tracking techniques were applied in two tasks exploring attention to pictures containing faces. Images were (i) scrambled pictures containing faces or (ii) pictures of scenes with embedded faces. Compared to individuals who were developing typically, participants with WS and autism showed atypicalities of gaze behaviour. Individuals with WS showed prolonged face gaze across tasks, relating to the typical WS social phenotype. Participants with autism exhibited reduced face gaze, linking to a lack of interest in socially relevant information. The findings are interpreted in terms of wider issues regarding socio-cognition and attention mechanisms.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Riby, D. M., & Hancock, P. J. B.
- Affiliations
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of Stirling (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Riby, Deborah M.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2008-09-12
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 421-431
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2007180076
- Cited by
- 259
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- 65
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- FWCI
- 3.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/E011780/1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Williams Syndrome Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- Williams syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, face gaze, face attention, social cognition, gaze behavior, eye movements, face perception, social interest, neurodevelopmental disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention, Autistic Disorder, Child, Eye Movements, Facial Expression, Female, Fixation, Ocular, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Social Perception, Time Factors, Visual Perception, Williams Syndrome, Recognition, Psychology
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