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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Using traditional face perception paradigms the current study explores unfamiliar face processing in two neurodevelopmental disorders. Previous research indicates that autism and Williams syndrome (WS) are both associated with atypical face processing strategies. The current research involves these groups in an exploration of feature salience for processing the eye and mouth regions of unfamiliar faces. The tasks specifically probe unfamiliar face matching by using (a) upper or lower face features, (b) the Thatcher illusion, and (c) featural and configural face modifications to the eye and mouth regions. Across tasks, individuals with WS mirror the typical pattern of performance, with greater accuracy for matching faces using the upper than using the lower features, susceptibility to the Thatcher illusion, and greater detection of eye than mouth modifications. Participants with autism show a generalized performance decrement alongside atypicalities, deficits for utilizing the eye region, and configural face cues to match unfamiliar faces. The results are discussed in terms of feature salience, structural encoding, and the phenotypes typically associated with these neurodevelopmental disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1747-0226
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The eyes or the mouth? Feature salience and unfamiliar face processing in Williams syndrome and autism.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Stirling, Stirling, UK. deborah.riby@stir.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article