Using Time Perception to Explore Implicit Sensitivity to Emotional Stimuli in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7904301 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3432 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01623257 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Autism Dev Disord Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2006- >: New York, NY : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Plenum Press.

Emotions* ; Facial Recognition* ; Time Perception*; Autism Spectrum Disorder/*psychology; Adult ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/physiopathology ; Case-Control Studies ; Cues ; Facial Expression ; Female ; Humans ; Male

Establishing whether implicit responses to emotional cues are intact in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is fundamental to ascertaining why their emotional understanding is compromised. We used a temporal bisection task to assess for responsiveness to face and wildlife images that varied in emotional salience. There were no significant differences between an adult ASD and comparison group, with both showing implicit overestimation of emotional stimuli. Further, there was no correlation between overestimation of emotional stimuli and autistic traits in undergraduate students. These data do not suggest a fundamental insensitivity to the arousing content of emotional images in ASD, or in individuals with a high degree of autistic traits. The findings have implications for understanding how emotional stimuli are processed in ASD.

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Keywords: Arousal; Autism; Emotion; Face processing; Temporal bisection; Time perception

Date Created: 20170422 Date Completed: 20180131 Latest Revision: 20181202

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PMC5487748

10.1007/s10803-017-3120-6

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