Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are widely believed to possess considerable socialization strengths. However, the findings on social cognition capabilities are controversial. In the present study, we investigated whether individuals with DS exhibit shortage in face tuning, one of the indispensab...
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| author | Marina A. Pavlova Jessica Galli Jessica Galli Federica Pagani Serena Micheletti Michele Guerreschi Alexander N. Sokolov Andreas J. Fallgatter Andreas J. Fallgatter Elisa M. Fazzi Elisa M. Fazzi |
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| description | Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are widely believed to possess considerable socialization strengths. However, the findings on social cognition capabilities are controversial. In the present study, we investigated whether individuals with DS exhibit shortage in face tuning, one of the indispensable components of social cognition. For this purpose, we implemented a recently developed Face-n-Food paradigm with food-plate images composed of food ingredients such as fruits and vegetables. The key benefit of such face-like non-face images is that single elements do not facilitate face processing. In a spontaneous recognition task, 25 children with DS aged 9 to 18 years were presented with a set of Face-n-Food images bordering on the Giuseppe Arcimboldo style. The set of images was administered in a predetermined order from the least to most resembling a face. In DS individuals, thresholds for recognition of the Face-n-Food images as a face were drastically higher as compared not only with typically developing controls, but also with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders and Williams-Beuren syndrome. This outcome represents a significant step toward better conceptualization of the visual social world in DS and neurodevelopmental disorders in general. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9b30934b6404766be20d6ae48a84d652022-12-21T18:20:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-12-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.02583426632Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face ImagesMarina A. Pavlova0Jessica Galli1Jessica Galli2Federica Pagani3Serena Micheletti4Michele Guerreschi5Alexander N. Sokolov6Andreas J. Fallgatter7Andreas J. Fallgatter8Elisa M. Fazzi9Elisa M. Fazzi10Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical School and University Hospital, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyUnit of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyUnit of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyWomen’s Health Research Institute, Department of Women’s Health, Medical School and University Hospital, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical School and University Hospital, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyLEAD Graduate School and Research Network, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyUnit of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, ItalyIndividuals with Down syndrome (DS) are widely believed to possess considerable socialization strengths. However, the findings on social cognition capabilities are controversial. In the present study, we investigated whether individuals with DS exhibit shortage in face tuning, one of the indispensable components of social cognition. For this purpose, we implemented a recently developed Face-n-Food paradigm with food-plate images composed of food ingredients such as fruits and vegetables. The key benefit of such face-like non-face images is that single elements do not facilitate face processing. In a spontaneous recognition task, 25 children with DS aged 9 to 18 years were presented with a set of Face-n-Food images bordering on the Giuseppe Arcimboldo style. The set of images was administered in a predetermined order from the least to most resembling a face. In DS individuals, thresholds for recognition of the Face-n-Food images as a face were drastically higher as compared not only with typically developing controls, but also with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders and Williams-Beuren syndrome. This outcome represents a significant step toward better conceptualization of the visual social world in DS and neurodevelopmental disorders in general.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02583/fullDown syndromeface resemblanceFace-n-Food paradigmvisual social cognitionneurodevelopmental disorders |
| spellingShingle | Marina A. Pavlova Jessica Galli Jessica Galli Federica Pagani Serena Micheletti Michele Guerreschi Alexander N. Sokolov Andreas J. Fallgatter Andreas J. Fallgatter Elisa M. Fazzi Elisa M. Fazzi Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images Frontiers in Psychology Down syndrome face resemblance Face-n-Food paradigm visual social cognition neurodevelopmental disorders |
| title | Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images |
| title_full | Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images |
| title_fullStr | Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images |
| title_short | Social Cognition in Down Syndrome: Face Tuning in Face-Like Non-Face Images |
| title_sort | social cognition in down syndrome face tuning in face like non face images |
| topic | Down syndrome face resemblance Face-n-Food paradigm visual social cognition neurodevelopmental disorders |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02583/full |
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