Abnormal ventral temporal cortical activity during face discrimination among individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome
RT Schultz, I Gauthier, A Klin… - Archives of general …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background Recognition of individual faces is an integral part of both interpersonal
interactions and successful functioning within a social group. Therefore, it is of considerable
interest that individuals with autism and related conditions have selective deficits in face
recognition (sparing nonface object recognition). Method We used functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) to study face and subordinate-level object perception in 14 high-
functioning individuals with autism or Asperger syndrome (the autism group), in comparison …
interactions and successful functioning within a social group. Therefore, it is of considerable
interest that individuals with autism and related conditions have selective deficits in face
recognition (sparing nonface object recognition). Method We used functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) to study face and subordinate-level object perception in 14 high-
functioning individuals with autism or Asperger syndrome (the autism group), in comparison …