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Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism
Information processing in individuals with autism is marked by a unique interplay of strengths and weaknesses that in concert distinguishes social cognition in autism from individuals with typical-functioning brains. In autism, difficulties with higher cognitive processing and enhancement of low-lev...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23766736 |
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description | Information processing in individuals with autism is marked by a unique interplay of strengths and weaknesses that in concert distinguishes social cognition in autism from individuals with typical-functioning brains. In autism, difficulties with higher cognitive processing and enhancement of low-level visuospatial processing, such as in visual search tasks, may lead to diminished central coherence, which has the potential to hinder how an individual functions in social interactions where integration of components such as intention, emotion, and context paints the global picture necessary for social processing. A more thorough understanding of the cognitive and neural processes in autism is important for the advancement of intervention programs. The intention of this review is to discuss the implications of neuroimaging and behavioral studies that have analyzed the higher cognitive functions in individuals with high-functioning autism, with a particular emphasis on studies that have investigated visuospatial processing. |
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spelling | pubmed-36704352013-06-13 Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Kumar, Sandhya L. Yale J Biol Med Focus: Psychiatry and Psychology Information processing in individuals with autism is marked by a unique interplay of strengths and weaknesses that in concert distinguishes social cognition in autism from individuals with typical-functioning brains. In autism, difficulties with higher cognitive processing and enhancement of low-level visuospatial processing, such as in visual search tasks, may lead to diminished central coherence, which has the potential to hinder how an individual functions in social interactions where integration of components such as intention, emotion, and context paints the global picture necessary for social processing. A more thorough understanding of the cognitive and neural processes in autism is important for the advancement of intervention programs. The intention of this review is to discuss the implications of neuroimaging and behavioral studies that have analyzed the higher cognitive functions in individuals with high-functioning autism, with a particular emphasis on studies that have investigated visuospatial processing. YJBM 2013-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3670435/ /pubmed/23766736 Text en Copyright ©2013, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Focus: Psychiatry and Psychology Kumar, Sandhya L. Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title | Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing
in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title_full | Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing
in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title_fullStr | Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing
in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title_full_unstemmed | Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing
in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title_short | Examining the Characteristics of Visuospatial Information Processing
in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism |
title_sort | examining the characteristics of visuospatial information processing
in individuals with high-functioning autism |
topic | Focus: Psychiatry and Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23766736 |
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