Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with severe impairments in
social functioning. Because faces provide nonverbal cues that support social interactions …

Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) involve a core deficit in social functioning
and impairments in the ability to recognize face emotions. In an emotional faces task …

Objectives. We aim to outline the neural correlates of atypical emotional face processing in
individuals with ASD. Methods. A comprehensive literature search was conducted through …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by high rates of comorbid internalizing and
externalizing disorders. One mechanistic account of these comorbidities is that ASD is …

Difficulty interpreting facial expressions has been reported in autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) and is thought to be associated with amygdala abnormalities. To further explore the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the neural basis of impairments in interpreting facial emotions in
children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). METHOD: Twelve children …

ASD involves a fundamental impairment in processing social‐communicative information
from faces. Several recent studies have challenged earlier findings that individuals with …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by reduced attention to social stimuli
including the human face. This hypo-responsiveness to stimuli that are engaging to typically …

OBJECTIVE: Amygdala habituation, the rapid decrease in amygdala responsiveness to the
repeated presentation of stimuli, is fundamental to the nervous system. Habituation is …

Background Impairment of social interaction via facial expressions represents a core clinical
feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the neural correlates of this …