Brief Report: Developing Spatial Frequency Biases for Face Recognition in Autism and Williams Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Leonard, Hayley C.; Annaz, Dagmara; Karmiloff-Smith, Annette; Johnson, Mark H.
Titel	Brief Report: Developing Spatial Frequency Biases for Face Recognition in Autism and Williams Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (2011) 7, S.968-973 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-010-1115-7
Schlagwörter	Autism; Mental Retardation; Congenital Impairments; Genetic Disorders; Children; Recognition (Psychology); Spatial Ability; Bias; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geistige Behinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Kindesentwicklung
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10