Abnormal social reward processing in autism as indexed by pupillary responses to happy faces

Abnormal social reward processing in autism as indexed by pupillary responses to happy faces

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) typically show impaired eye contact during social interactions. From a young age, they look less at faces than typically developing (TD) children and tend to avoid direct gaze. However...

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Main Authors: Sepeta Leigh, Tsuchiya Naotsugu, Davies Mari S, Sigman Marian, Bookheimer Susan Y, Dapretto Mirella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Subjects:
Autism
Pupillary response
Reward processing
Online Access:http://www.jneurodevdisorders.com/content/4/1/17

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http://www.jneurodevdisorders.com/content/4/1/17

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