The N170 is not modulated by attention in autism spectrum conditions
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Face processing deficits are characteristic of autism spectrum conditions. However, event-related potential studies of autism spectrum conditions have found inconsistent results for the face selective N170 component. In this study, 15 adult males with autism spectrum conditions and 15 matched, typically developing controls completed a task in which pictures of faces were either attended to or ignored. In the control group, the N170 was larger when faces were attended to. However, there was no such modulation in the autism spectrum conditions group. This finding helps clarify the results from the earlier event-related potential studies of face processing in autism spectrum conditions and suggests that visual attention does not enhance face processing in autism spectrum conditions as it does in typical development.
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Individuals with ASD show atypical N170 responses to faces when the faces are attended.
“Those with ASD also show atypical N170 responses to faces, specifically when the faces are attended (Churches et al., 2010).”
From Behavioral, Perceptual, and Neural Alterations in Sensory and Multisensory Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Churches et al., 2010
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- Authors
- Churches, O., Wheelwright, S., Baron-Cohen, S., & Ring, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Churches, Owen
- Venue
- Neuroreport
- Published
- 2010-04-21
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 399-403
- ISSN
- 0959-4965 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2036740734
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neuroreport (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Face recognition and analysis
- Keywords
- N170, autism spectrum disorder, face processing, visual attention, face-selective neural responses, event-related potentials
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Evoked Potentials, Face, Humans, Male, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Perceptual Disorders
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