Look me in the eyes: constraining gaze in the eye-region provokes abnormally high subcortical activation in autism

Look me in the eyes: constraining gaze in the eye-region provokes abnormally high subcortical activation in autism

Abstract Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) seem to have difficulties looking others in the eyes, but the substrate for this behavior is not well understood. The subcortical pathway, which consists of superior colliculus, pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus, and amygdala, enables rapid and...

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Main Authors: Nouchine Hadjikhani, Jakob Åsberg Johnels, Nicole R. Zürcher, Amandine Lassalle, Quentin Guillon, Loyse Hippolyte, Eva Billstedt, Noreen Ward, Eric Lemonnier, Christopher Gillberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03378-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03378-5

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