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Performance in a gaze-cueing task is associated with autistic traits.

Mariana Fp de Araújo^1,2, Wagner A de Castro¹, Hiroshi Nishimaru¹

¹System Emotional Science, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.

AIMS Neuroscience

|January 25, 2021

Summary

Autistic traits in typically developed individuals affect social cue processing. Higher autistic traits correlated with slower responses to gaze cues, especially happy faces, impacting attention switching.

Keywords:

attention switching deficits autism-spectrum quotient autistic traits cueing tasks feature-based perception gaze-triggered orienting over-focused attention

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves social cue processing deficits.
Autistic traits may exist on a continuum in the general population.
Individuals with high autistic traits show similar performance to those with ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between autistic traits and gaze-cueing task performance in typically developed individuals.
To determine if eye contact and facial expressions modulate gaze-triggered orienting in relation to autistic traits.

Main Methods:

A gaze-cueing task was administered to typically developed (TD) subjects.
Autistic traits were assessed using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test.
Reaction times (RTs) to targets were measured following different facial cues (eye contact, gaze direction, expression).

Main Results:

Gaze cueing effects were modulated by congruency and prior eye contact.
Higher AQ scores were linked to slower target detection with happy facial cues.
Faster RTs in congruent trials correlated with attention switching deficits.

Conclusions:

Autistic traits influence performance in gaze cueing tasks.
Specific autistic traits, like attention deficits, are associated with altered social cue processing.
Findings support the continuum hypothesis of autistic traits in social cognition.