Atypical facial mimicry for basic emotions in children with autism spectrum disorder / Shuo LIU in Autism Research, 16-7 (July 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 16-7 (July 2023) . - p.1375-1388 Titre : Atypical facial mimicry for basic emotions in children with autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Shuo LIU, Auteur ; Yue WANG, Auteur ; Yongning SONG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1375-1388 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract During social encounters, people tend to reproduce the facial expressions of others, termed "facial mimicry," which is believed to underlie many important social cognitive functions. Clinically, atypical mimicry is closely associated with serious social dysfunction. However, findings regarding the facial mimicry ability of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are inconsistent; it is necessary to test whether deficits in facial mimicry are core defects of autism and explore the potential mechanism underlying this process. Using quantitative analysis, this study investigated voluntary and automatic facial mimicry performance of six basic expressions in children with and without ASD. There was no significant group difference in mimicry accuracy, but children with ASD showed less intensity in voluntary and automatic mimicry than typically developing children; they also presented less voluntary mimicry intensity for happy, sad, and fearful expressions. Performance on voluntary and automatic mimicry was significantly correlated with the level of autistic symptoms (r >-.43) and theory of mind (r >.34). Furthermore, theory of mind mediated the relationship between autistic symptoms and the intensity of facial mimicry. These results suggest that individuals with ASD show atypical facial mimicry (i.e., less intensity for both voluntary and automatic mimicry, mainly for voluntary mimicry of happiness, sadness, and fear), which might offer a potential cognitive marker for quantifying syndrome manifestations in children with ASD. These findings suggest that theory of mind plays a mediating role in facial mimicry, which may provide insight into the theoretical mechanism of social dysfunction in children with autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2957 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=510 [article] Atypical facial mimicry for basic emotions in children with autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Shuo LIU, Auteur ; Yue WANG, Auteur ; Yongning SONG, Auteur . - p.1375-1388. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 16-7 (July 2023) . - p.1375-1388 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract During social encounters, people tend to reproduce the facial expressions of others, termed "facial mimicry," which is believed to underlie many important social cognitive functions. Clinically, atypical mimicry is closely associated with serious social dysfunction. However, findings regarding the facial mimicry ability of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are inconsistent; it is necessary to test whether deficits in facial mimicry are core defects of autism and explore the potential mechanism underlying this process. Using quantitative analysis, this study investigated voluntary and automatic facial mimicry performance of six basic expressions in children with and without ASD. There was no significant group difference in mimicry accuracy, but children with ASD showed less intensity in voluntary and automatic mimicry than typically developing children; they also presented less voluntary mimicry intensity for happy, sad, and fearful expressions. Performance on voluntary and automatic mimicry was significantly correlated with the level of autistic symptoms (r >-.43) and theory of mind (r >.34). Furthermore, theory of mind mediated the relationship between autistic symptoms and the intensity of facial mimicry. These results suggest that individuals with ASD show atypical facial mimicry (i.e., less intensity for both voluntary and automatic mimicry, mainly for voluntary mimicry of happiness, sadness, and fear), which might offer a potential cognitive marker for quantifying syndrome manifestations in children with ASD. These findings suggest that theory of mind plays a mediating role in facial mimicry, which may provide insight into the theoretical mechanism of social dysfunction in children with autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2957 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=510

Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence / Yixin JIANG in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 118 (October 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 118 (October 2024) . - 102486 Titre : Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yixin JIANG, Auteur ; Shuo LIU, Auteur ; Qi CHENG, Auteur ; Yongning SONG, Auteur Article en page(s) : 102486 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autistic traits  Emotional empathy  Cognitive empathy  Emotional valence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Empathy is an important ability in social interactions, and previous findings regarding empathy of high autistic traits (AT) have been mixed. Method The current study sought to investigate cognitive empathy (CE) and emotional empathy (EE) in neurotypical individuals with high AT, examining their responses to both positive and negative emotions in comparison to a matched control group within a sizable sample. Participants were 908 young Chinese adults in the neurotypical range who self-reported their AT using the Autism Quotient and Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire and then completed the Multifaceted Empathy Test. Results The results showed that the high AT group exhibited less CE, lower EE for positive emotions (EE-P), and intact EE for negative emotions (EE-N) compared to the low AT group. Except for EE-N, other empathic components were positively correlated with AT. The CE-P (i.e., cognitive empathy for positive emotions), CE-N (i.e., cognitive empathy for negative emotions), and EE-P showed a significantly moderate discriminatory effect in predicting AT in neurotypical adults. Conclusions Together, these results underscore that the performance on empathy of neurotypical individuals with high AT was moderated by emotional valence of stimuli. Specifically, neurotypical adults with high AT showed a general reduction in CE and a selective decrease in EE. Their EE-P was lower but EE-N was intact. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102486 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=540 [article] Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yixin JIANG, Auteur ; Shuo LIU, Auteur ; Qi CHENG, Auteur ; Yongning SONG, Auteur . - 102486. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 118 (October 2024) . - 102486 Mots-clés : Autistic traits  Emotional empathy  Cognitive empathy  Emotional valence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Empathy is an important ability in social interactions, and previous findings regarding empathy of high autistic traits (AT) have been mixed. Method The current study sought to investigate cognitive empathy (CE) and emotional empathy (EE) in neurotypical individuals with high AT, examining their responses to both positive and negative emotions in comparison to a matched control group within a sizable sample. Participants were 908 young Chinese adults in the neurotypical range who self-reported their AT using the Autism Quotient and Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire and then completed the Multifaceted Empathy Test. Results The results showed that the high AT group exhibited less CE, lower EE for positive emotions (EE-P), and intact EE for negative emotions (EE-N) compared to the low AT group. Except for EE-N, other empathic components were positively correlated with AT. The CE-P (i.e., cognitive empathy for positive emotions), CE-N (i.e., cognitive empathy for negative emotions), and EE-P showed a significantly moderate discriminatory effect in predicting AT in neurotypical adults. Conclusions Together, these results underscore that the performance on empathy of neurotypical individuals with high AT was moderated by emotional valence of stimuli. Specifically, neurotypical adults with high AT showed a general reduction in CE and a selective decrease in EE. Their EE-P was lower but EE-N was intact. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102486 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=540

Selective Attention to Facial Emotion and Identity in Children With Autism: Evidence for Global Identity and Local Emotion / Yongning SONG in Autism Research, 5-4 (August 2012)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 5-4 (August 2012) . - p.282-5 Titre : Selective Attention to Facial Emotion and Identity in Children With Autism: Evidence for Global Identity and Local Emotion Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yongning SONG, Auteur ; Yuji HAKODA, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : p.282-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : facial expression  facial identity  Garner paradigm  autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The present study sought to test the global-identity and local-emotion processing hypothesis in face perception by examining emotional interference in face perception in children with high-functioning autism/Asperger's syndrome. Participants judged either the expression or the identity of faces while identity/expression was either held constant or varied (Garner paradigm). The results revealed that emotional expressions interfered with identity processing in face perception for autism spectrum disorder individuals. Taken together with previous findings, our results suggest that emotion judgment mainly depends on local processing, while identity judgment mainly depends on global processing. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1242 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=179 [article] Selective Attention to Facial Emotion and Identity in Children With Autism: Evidence for Global Identity and Local Emotion [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yongning SONG, Auteur ; Yuji HAKODA, Auteur . - 2012 . - p.282-5. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 5-4 (August 2012) . - p.282-5 Mots-clés : facial expression  facial identity  Garner paradigm  autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The present study sought to test the global-identity and local-emotion processing hypothesis in face perception by examining emotional interference in face perception in children with high-functioning autism/Asperger's syndrome. Participants judged either the expression or the identity of faces while identity/expression was either held constant or varied (Garner paradigm). The results revealed that emotional expressions interfered with identity processing in face perception for autism spectrum disorder individuals. Taken together with previous findings, our results suggest that emotion judgment mainly depends on local processing, while identity judgment mainly depends on global processing. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1242 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=179

A selective impairment in extracting fearful information from another's eyes in Autism / Yongning SONG in Autism Research, 9-9 (September 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 9-9 (September 2016) . - p.1002-1011 Titre : A selective impairment in extracting fearful information from another's eyes in Autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yongning SONG, Auteur ; Yuji HAKODA, Auteur ; Biao SANG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1002-1011 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : poor eye gaze  autism spectrum disorders  social cognition  bubbles Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : An atypical pattern of facial expression processing in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been discussed in previous studies. In this study, we systematically examined the hypothesis of selective abnormality of gaze pattern of in children with ASD using three emotion judgment “bubble” tasks. In this study, we used a data-driven driven technique, referred to as “Bubbles” to examine the hypothesis that ASD children will not show a general but rather a selective abnormality in extracting eyes information expressed by different emotions. Results indicated that similar to non-ASD individuals, ASD individuals used information from other people's eyes to judge happiness and anger. In contrast, ASD individuals showed a remarkable reduction in processing the eye region in fearful face, together with enhanced processing of the mouth, compared with the control group. The results suggest that a selective abnormality in extracting eyes information of fearful face without abnormality in processing eyes area of other basic facial emotions is a key and characteristic feature of autistic facial cognition. To our knowledge, this finding regarding the selective abnormality in extracting fearful information from another's eyes in ASDs has never been reported in previous studies and the information gathered as a part of this pilot research project has important clinical implications for social information processing training. For example, as children with ASD are more vulnerable to fear processing, training related to fear should be stressed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1583 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=294 [article] A selective impairment in extracting fearful information from another's eyes in Autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yongning SONG, Auteur ; Yuji HAKODA, Auteur ; Biao SANG, Auteur . - p.1002-1011. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 9-9 (September 2016) . - p.1002-1011 Mots-clés : poor eye gaze  autism spectrum disorders  social cognition  bubbles Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : An atypical pattern of facial expression processing in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been discussed in previous studies. In this study, we systematically examined the hypothesis of selective abnormality of gaze pattern of in children with ASD using three emotion judgment “bubble” tasks. In this study, we used a data-driven driven technique, referred to as “Bubbles” to examine the hypothesis that ASD children will not show a general but rather a selective abnormality in extracting eyes information expressed by different emotions. Results indicated that similar to non-ASD individuals, ASD individuals used information from other people's eyes to judge happiness and anger. In contrast, ASD individuals showed a remarkable reduction in processing the eye region in fearful face, together with enhanced processing of the mouth, compared with the control group. The results suggest that a selective abnormality in extracting eyes information of fearful face without abnormality in processing eyes area of other basic facial emotions is a key and characteristic feature of autistic facial cognition. To our knowledge, this finding regarding the selective abnormality in extracting fearful information from another's eyes in ASDs has never been reported in previous studies and the information gathered as a part of this pilot research project has important clinical implications for social information processing training. For example, as children with ASD are more vulnerable to fear processing, training related to fear should be stressed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1583 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=294

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