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Developing spatial frequency biases in face recognition in Autism and Williams syndrome

Leonard, Hayley C. and Annaz, Dagmara and Karmiloff-Smith, Annette and Johnson, Mark H. (2011) Developing spatial frequency biases in face recognition in Autism and Williams syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41 (7), pp. 968-973. ISSN 0162-3257.

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Abstract

The current study investigated whether contrasting face recognition abilities in autism and Williams syndrome could be explained by different spatial frequency biases over developmental time. Typically-developing children and groups with Williams syndrome and autism were asked to recognise faces in which low, middle and high spatial frequency bands were masked. All three groups demonstrated a gradual specialisation toward the mid-band. However, while the use of high spatial frequencies decreased in control and autism groups over development, the Williams syndrome group did not display a bias toward this band at any point. These data demonstrate that typical outcomes can be achieved through atypical developmental processes, and confirm the importance of cross-syndrome studies in the investigation of developmental disorders.

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Item Type: Article
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: Sarah Hall
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2015 14:34
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 17:17
URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/12473

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