The gaze that hinders expression
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 10:20
in Psychology & Sociology
It is not enough to observe what abilities are altered in autistic subjects, we also need to understand how each function interacts with the others. In fact, whereas in normal subjects joint attention appears to facilitate facial mimicry (both are skills relevant for human social interaction), the opposite holds true for autistic subjects, a new study suggests.