Disentangling the perceptual underpinnings of autism: evidence from a face aftereffects experiment

Existing literature has documented diminished norm-based adaptation (aftereffects) across several perceptual domains in autism. However, the exact underlying mechanisms, such as sensory dominance possibly caused by imprecise priors and/or increased sensory precision, remain elusive. The “Bayesian br...

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Main Authors: Hennig, Julius (Author) , Doose, Arne (Author) , Breier, Clara Marie (Author) , Soutschek, Alexander (Author) , Beyer, Nicole (Author) , Schweinberger, Stefan (Author) , Kamp-Becker, Inge (Author) , Poustka, Luise (Author) , Albertowski, Katja (Author) , Roessner, Veit (Author) , Ehrlich, Stefan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: February 2025
In: Autism research
Year: 2025, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 349-361
ISSN:1939-3806
DOI:10.1002/aur.3283
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3283
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Author Notes:Julius Hennig, Arne Doose, Clara Marie Breier, Alexander Soutschek, Nicole Beyer, Stefan Schweinberger, Ingeborg Kamp-Becker, Luise Poustka, Katja Albertowski, Veit Roessner, Stefan Ehrlich

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