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Emotional responses associated with self-face processing in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: An fMRI study

Morita, Tomoyo, Kosaka, Hirotaka, Saito, Daisuke N., Ishitobi, Makoto, Munesue, Toshio, Itakura, Shoji, Omori, Masao, Okazawa, Hidehiko +2 more·2012·Social Neuroscience

Abstract

Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show impaired emotional responses to self-face processing, but the underlying neural bases are unclear. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated brain activity when 15 individuals with high-functioning ASD and 15 controls rated the photogenicity of self-face images and photographs of others' faces. Controls showed a strong correlation between photogenicity ratings and extent of embarrassment evoked by self-face images; this correlation was weaker among ASD individuals, indicating a decoupling between the cognitive evaluation of self-face images and emotional responses. Individuals with ASD demonstrated relatively low self-related activity in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), which was related to specific autistic traits. There were significant group differences in the modulation of activity by embarrassment ratings in the right insular (IC) and lateral orbitofrontal cortices. Task-related activity in the right IC was lower in the ASD group. The reduced activity in the right IC for self-face images was associated with weak coupling between cognitive evaluation and emotional responses to self-face images. The PCC is responsible for self-referential processing, and the IC plays a role in emotional experience. Dysfunction in these areas could contribute to the lack of self-conscious behaviors in response to self-reflection in ASD individuals.

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  • Empathic deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are related to insular cortex activity and connectivity.

    “empathic deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are related to insular cortex activity and connectivity6–9.”
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Authors
Morita, T., Kosaka, H., Saito, D. N., Ishitobi, M., Munesue, T., Itakura, S., Omori, M., Okazawa, H., Wada, Y., & Sadato, N.
Affiliations
  • Kyoto University (JP)
  • University of Fukui (JP)
  • Kanazawa University (JP)
  • Fukui Prefectural University (JP)
Corresponding author
Sadato, Norihiro
Venue
Social Neuroscience
Published
2011-09-22
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
223-239
ISSN
  • 1747-0919 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-0927
OpenAlex
W2111684047
Cited by
52
References
87
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Social Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (21220005, 20220004, 23119725, 21791120, 21118001)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, self-face processing, emotional responses, embarrassment, self-consciousness, self-referential processing, posterior cingulate cortex, insula, orbitofrontal cortex, autistic traits
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Behavioral Symptoms, Cerebral Cortex, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Face, Facial Expression, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Oxygen, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Photic Stimulation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Statistics as Topic, Young Adult

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