Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder.
The study of gaze perception has largely focused on a single cue (the eyes) in two-dimensional settings. While this literature suggests that 2D gaze perception is shaped by atypical development, as in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), gaze perception is in reality contextually-sensitive, perceived as...
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| author | Diana Mihalache Peter Sokol-Hessner Huanghao Feng Farzaneh Askari Nuri Reyes Eric J Moody Mohammad H Mahoor Timothy D Sweeny |
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| description | The study of gaze perception has largely focused on a single cue (the eyes) in two-dimensional settings. While this literature suggests that 2D gaze perception is shaped by atypical development, as in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), gaze perception is in reality contextually-sensitive, perceived as an emergent feature conveyed by the rotation of the pupils and head. We examined gaze perception in this integrative context, across development, among children and adolescents developing typically or with ASD with both 2D and 3D stimuli. We found that both groups utilized head and pupil rotations to judge gaze on a 2D face. But when evaluating the gaze of a physically-present, 3D robot, the same ASD observers used eye cues less than their typically-developing peers. This demonstrates that emergent gaze perception is a slowly developing process that is surprisingly intact, albeit weakened in ASD, and illustrates how new technology can bridge visual and clinical science. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8db264c3ab8040a4b48a9b8201dc2cba2022-12-22T02:38:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710e027528110.1371/journal.pone.0275281Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder.Diana MihalachePeter Sokol-HessnerHuanghao FengFarzaneh AskariNuri ReyesEric J MoodyMohammad H MahoorTimothy D SweenyThe study of gaze perception has largely focused on a single cue (the eyes) in two-dimensional settings. While this literature suggests that 2D gaze perception is shaped by atypical development, as in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), gaze perception is in reality contextually-sensitive, perceived as an emergent feature conveyed by the rotation of the pupils and head. We examined gaze perception in this integrative context, across development, among children and adolescents developing typically or with ASD with both 2D and 3D stimuli. We found that both groups utilized head and pupil rotations to judge gaze on a 2D face. But when evaluating the gaze of a physically-present, 3D robot, the same ASD observers used eye cues less than their typically-developing peers. This demonstrates that emergent gaze perception is a slowly developing process that is surprisingly intact, albeit weakened in ASD, and illustrates how new technology can bridge visual and clinical science.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275281 |
| spellingShingle | Diana Mihalache Peter Sokol-Hessner Huanghao Feng Farzaneh Askari Nuri Reyes Eric J Moody Mohammad H Mahoor Timothy D Sweeny Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. PLoS ONE |
| title | Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. |
| title_full | Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. |
| title_fullStr | Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. |
| title_short | Gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2D and 3D: Typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder. |
| title_sort | gaze perception from head and pupil rotations in 2d and 3d typical development and the impact of autism spectrum disorder |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275281 |
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