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Hai-Ting Wang1, Jia-Ling Lyu2, Sarina Hui-Lin Chien2,3
1Graduate Institute of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 8, 2025
Summary
Neurotypical adults with higher autistic traits showed poorer facial emotion recognition and imitation skills. This suggests a link between autistic traits and emotion processing in the general population, supporting the broader autism phenotype concept.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
Background:
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition impacting social interaction and communication.
- Difficulties in emotion processing are common in ASD, but their association with autistic traits in non-clinical populations remains under-explored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between autistic traits and facial emotion recognition and expression imitation in neurotypical adults.
- To explore the concept of the broader autism phenotype in relation to emotion processing abilities.
Main Methods:
- 32 neurotypical adults completed computerized tasks for dynamic emotion recognition and expression imitation.
- Participants also completed the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and the Twenty-Item Prosopagnosia Index (PI-20).
Main Results:
- Facial emotion recognition accuracy was highest for happiness and lowest for disgust.
- Expression imitation was easiest for surprise and happiness, and most difficult for sadness, anger, and fear.
- Higher AQ scores correlated with lower emotion recognition accuracy and higher PI-20 scores. Specific AQ subscales and PI-20 correlated with imitation of surprise.
Conclusions:
- A significant association exists between autistic traits and emotion processing (recognition and imitation) in neurotypical adults.
- Findings support the broader autism phenotype, indicating that subclinical autistic traits are linked to observable differences in social-emotional functioning.
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