Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6034058 NeuroImage 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
►Rapid face detection is supported by the amygdala, pulvinar, and superior colliculus. ►Autism involves reduced activation in these subcortical face processing regions. ►Social orienting deficits may stem from neural abnormalities in subcortical structures. ►Social orienting deficits precede abnormalities in social cognition in autism.
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