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2018-06-27Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.18452/21712
Access to awareness of direct gaze is related to autistic traits
dc.contributor.authorMadipakkam, Apoorva Rajiv
dc.contributor.authorRothkirch, Marcus
dc.contributor.authorDziobek, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSterzer, Philipp
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-18T07:54:08Z
dc.date.available2020-08-18T07:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-27none
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/22436
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.none
dc.description.abstractBackground: The atypical processing of eye contact is a characteristic hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The severity of these symptoms, however, is thought to lie on a continuum that extends into the typical population. While behavioural evidence shows that differences in social cognitive tasks in typically developed (TD) adults are related to the levels of autistic-like traits, it remains unknown whether such a relation exists for the sensitivity to direct gaze.; Methods: In two experiments, we measured reaction times to detect the faces with direct and averted gaze, suppressed from awareness, i.e. the access to awareness. In experiment 1, we tested N = 19 clinically diagnosed adults with ASD and N = 22 TD matched controls, while in experiment 2, we tested an independent sample of N = 20 TD adults.; Results: In line with the literature, experiment 1 showed preferential processing of direct gaze in the TD group but not in the ASD group. Importantly, we found a linear relationship in both experiments between the levels of autistic traits within the groups of TD participants and their sensitivity to direct gaze: with increasing autistic characteristics, there was a decrease in sensitivity to direct gaze.; Conclusion: These results provide the first evidence that differences in gaze processing and the sensitivity to direct gaze are already present in individuals with subclinical levels of autistic traits. Furthermore, they lend support to the continuum view of the disorder and could potentially help in an earlier diagnosis of individuals at high risk for autism.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disordereng
dc.subjectbreaking continuous flash suppressioneng
dc.subjectcontinuum vieweng
dc.subjecteye gaze processingeng
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologienone
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleAccess to awareness of direct gaze is related to autistic traitsnone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/22436-6
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18452/21712
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.pages7none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-year2019none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone
dc.identifier.eissn1469-8978
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1017/S0033291718001630
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitlePsychological Medicinenone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume49none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue6none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameCambridge Univ. Pressnone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceCambridgenone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart980none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend986none
bua.departmentCluster im Rahmen der Exzellenzinitiativenone

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