Faja, S. and Webb, S.J. and Jones, Emily J.H. and Merkle, K. and Kamara, D. and Bavaro, J. and Aylward, E. and Dawson, G. (2012) The effects of face expertise training on the behavioral performance and brain activity of adults with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 42 (2), pp. 278-293. ISSN 0162-3257.
Abstract
The effect of expertise training with faces was studied in adults with ASD who showed initial impairment in face recognition. Participants were randomly assigned to a computerized training program involving either faces or houses. Pre- and post-testing included standardized and experimental measures of behavior and event-related brain potentials (ERPs), as well as interviews after training. After training, all participants met behavioral criteria for expertise with the specific stimuli on which they received training. Scores on standardized measures improved after training for both groups, but only the face training group showed an increased face inversion effect behaviorally and electrophysiological changes to faces in the P100 component. These findings suggest that individuals with ASD can gain expertise in face processing through training.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | ASD, Face processing, Training, Intervention, ERPs, N170 |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Brain and Cognitive Development, Centre for (CBCD) |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2016 14:14 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:30 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/17795 |
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