The effects of face expertise training on the behavioral performance and brain activity of adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorders
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The effect of expertise training with faces was studied in adults with ASD who showed initial impairment in face recognition. Participants were randomly assigned to a computerized training program involving either faces or houses. Pre- and post-testing included standardized and experimental measures of behavior and event-related brain potentials (ERPs), as well as interviews after training. After training, all participants met behavioral criteria for expertise with the specific stimuli on which they received training. Scores on standardized measures improved after training for both groups, but only the face training group showed an increased face inversion effect behaviorally and electrophysiological changes to faces in the P100 component. These findings suggest that individuals with ASD can gain expertise in face processing through training.
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A relatively brief targeted face-processing training can positively influence ERP patterns to faces in adults with ASD.
“a relatively brief targeted training in face processing can positively influence patterns of ERPs to faces in adults with ASD.31”
From Early Behavioral Intervention Is Associated With Normalized Brain Activity in Young Children With Autism (2012) · cites this paper as [31]
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- Authors
- Faja, S., Webb, S. J., Jones, E., Merkle, K., Kamara, D., Bavaro, J., Aylward, E., & Dawson, G.
- Affiliations
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Faja, Susan
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2011-04-12
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 278-293
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC3707515
- OpenAlex
- W1988497240
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 74
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- FWCI
- 4.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (U54MH066399)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (T32NS007413)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD055782)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Keywords
- face expertise, face recognition (cognition), autism spectrum disorder, high-functioning autism, face inversion effect, P100 component, event-related potentials, brain activity, autistic adults, computer-based training
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Cerebral Cortex, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Face, Female, Humans, Male, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reaction Time, Social Perception, Treatment Outcome
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