The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self
At its most basic level, the sense of self is built upon awareness of one's body and the face holds special significance as the individual's most important and distinctive physical feature. Multimodal sensory integration is pivotal to experiencing one's own body as a coherent visual “...
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| description | At its most basic level, the sense of self is built upon awareness of one's body and the face holds special significance as the individual's most important and distinctive physical feature. Multimodal sensory integration is pivotal to experiencing one's own body as a coherent visual “self” representation is formed and maintained by matching felt and observed sensorimotor experiences in the mirror. While difficulties in individual facial identity recognition and in both self-referential cognition and empathy are frequently reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), studying the effect of multimodal sensory stimulation in this population is of relevant interest. The present study investigates for the first time the specific effect on Interpersonal Multisensory Stimulation (IMS) on face self-recognition in a sample of 30 adults with (n = 15) and without (n = 15) ASD, matched on age and sex. The results demonstrate atypical self-face recognition and absence of IMS effects (enfacement illusion) in adults with ASD compared to controls, indicating that multisensory integration failed in updating cognitive representations of one's own face among persons with this disorder. The results are discussed in the light of other findings indicating alterations in body enfacement illusion and automatic imitation in ASD as well as in the context of the theories of procedural perception and multisensory integration alterations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fee8bcc1d0b44ca3bd41a5f651ff9af92022-12-22T03:56:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-11-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.946066946066The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the selfNicolas Deltort0Nicolas Deltort1Joël Swendsen2Joël Swendsen3Manuel Bouvard4Manuel Bouvard5Jean-René Cazalets6Anouck Amestoy7Anouck Amestoy8University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience, INCIA, UMR 5287, Bordeaux, FranceCentre hospitalier Charles-Perrens, Pôle universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Bordeaux, FranceUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience, INCIA, UMR 5287, Bordeaux, FranceEcole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris, FranceUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience, INCIA, UMR 5287, Bordeaux, FranceCentre hospitalier Charles-Perrens, Pôle universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Bordeaux, FranceUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience, INCIA, UMR 5287, Bordeaux, FranceUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience, INCIA, UMR 5287, Bordeaux, FranceCentre hospitalier Charles-Perrens, Pôle universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Bordeaux, FranceAt its most basic level, the sense of self is built upon awareness of one's body and the face holds special significance as the individual's most important and distinctive physical feature. Multimodal sensory integration is pivotal to experiencing one's own body as a coherent visual “self” representation is formed and maintained by matching felt and observed sensorimotor experiences in the mirror. While difficulties in individual facial identity recognition and in both self-referential cognition and empathy are frequently reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), studying the effect of multimodal sensory stimulation in this population is of relevant interest. The present study investigates for the first time the specific effect on Interpersonal Multisensory Stimulation (IMS) on face self-recognition in a sample of 30 adults with (n = 15) and without (n = 15) ASD, matched on age and sex. The results demonstrate atypical self-face recognition and absence of IMS effects (enfacement illusion) in adults with ASD compared to controls, indicating that multisensory integration failed in updating cognitive representations of one's own face among persons with this disorder. The results are discussed in the light of other findings indicating alterations in body enfacement illusion and automatic imitation in ASD as well as in the context of the theories of procedural perception and multisensory integration alterations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.946066/fullface recognitionautism spectrum disordersidentityself-awarenessselfinterpersonal multimodal sensory stimulation |
| spellingShingle | Nicolas Deltort Nicolas Deltort Joël Swendsen Joël Swendsen Manuel Bouvard Manuel Bouvard Jean-René Cazalets Anouck Amestoy Anouck Amestoy The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self Frontiers in Psychiatry face recognition autism spectrum disorders identity self-awareness self interpersonal multimodal sensory stimulation |
| title | The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| title_full | The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| title_fullStr | The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| title_full_unstemmed | The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| title_short | The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder: How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| title_sort | enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder how interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self |
| topic | face recognition autism spectrum disorders identity self-awareness self interpersonal multimodal sensory stimulation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.946066/full |
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