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Visual Attention to Dynamic Emotional Faces in Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Macinska, Sylwia; Lindsay, Shane; Jellema, Tjeerd

Authors

Sylwia Macinska

Tjeerd Jellema



Abstract

Using eye-tracking, we studied allocation of attention to faces where the emotional expression and eye-gaze dynamically changed in an ecologically-valid manner. We tested typically-developed (TD) adults low or high in autistic-like traits (Experiment 1), and adults with high-functioning autism (HFA; Experiment 2). All groups fixated more on the eyes than on any of the other facial area, regardless of emotion and gaze direction, though the HFA group fixated less on the eyes and more on the nose than TD controls. The sequence of dynamic facial changes affected the groups similarly, with reduced attention to the eyes and increased attention to the mouth. The results suggest that dynamic emotional face scanning patterns are stereotypical and differ only modestly between TD and HFA adults.

Citation

Macinska, S., Lindsay, S., & Jellema, T. (2023). Visual Attention to Dynamic Emotional Faces in Adults on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05979-8

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 29, 2023
Online Publication Date Apr 20, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Apr 24, 2023
Publicly Available Date Apr 24, 2023
Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN 0162-3257
Electronic ISSN 1573-3432
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05979-8
Keywords Eye-tracking; High-functioning autism; Autism spectrum; Dynamic facial expressions; Gaze; Perceptual history
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269560

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