Autism is a severe developmental disorder marked by a triad of deficits, including
impairments in reciprocal social interaction, delays in early language and communication …

Autism is a pervasive developmental condition, characterized by impairments in non-verbal
communication, social relationships and stereotypical patterns of behavior. A large body of …

Processing the human face is at the focal point of most social interactions, yet this simple
perceptual task is difficult for individuals with autism, a population that spends limited …

Autism is an early onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by disruption of early
social interaction. Although the social disability of autism remains the central defining feature …

Abnormal hypoactivation in the amygdala and fusiform gyrus, brain areas that participate in
face processing and social cognition, has consistently been demonstrated in persons with …

Past functional MRI (FMRI) studies of autism have reported reduced activation in response
to the faces of strangers primarily in the 'fusiform face area'(FFA). An alternative and …

BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of face processing for normal social development,
no functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of face processing in autism have …

This article reviews behavioral and electrophysiological studies of face processing and
discusses hypotheses for understanding the nature of face processing impairments in …

We describe recent progress in our program of research that aims to use functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify and delineate the brain systems involved in social …

Several recent behavioral and neuroimaging studies have documented an impairment in
face processing in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It remains unknown …