Spatiotemporal Eye Movement Dynamics Reveal Altered Face Prioritization in Early Visual Processing Among Autistic Children
Griffin J, Naples A, Bernier R, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Jeste S, Kleinhans N, Sugar C, Webb S, Shic F, McPartland J, Trials A. Spatiotemporal Eye Movement Dynamics Reveal Altered Face Prioritization in Early Visual Processing Among Autistic Children. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2024 PMID: 39237004, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced social attentionEye movement patternsSocial attentionVisual processingLongitudinal time pointsClinical features of autismContext of social perceptionAutism symptom severityFeatures of autismEarly visual processingWell-characterized sampleFace regionSymptom severityNeurotypical childrenAdaptive functioningExploratory patternsSocial difficultiesSocial perceptionAutismAutistic ChildrenFace informationTime pointsAssociated with clinical featuresFace recognitionDecreased likelihoodAutistic Individuals Do Not Alter Visual Processing Strategy During Encoding Versus Recognition of Faces: A Hidden Markov Modeling Approach
Griffin J, Webb S, Keehn B, Dawson G, McPartland J. Autistic Individuals Do Not Alter Visual Processing Strategy During Encoding Versus Recognition of Faces: A Hidden Markov Modeling Approach. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38430386, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06259-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual processing strategiesAutistic individualsRecognition of facesEye movement patternsProcessing strategiesEye movementsEfficient face processingDynamics of eye movementsFace processingNT peersSource of difficultyRecognition phaseExploratory strategyMarkov modeling approachConclusionThese findingsEncodingIndividualsHidden Markov Model approachFaceAdolescentsRecognitionParticipantsPeer