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ArticleBMC psychology2025

Altered processing of consecutive changeable emotional voices in individuals with autistic traits: behavioral and ERP studies.

Chao Huo, Chunyan Meng, Huiling Qian, Wanchen Li, Min Shao, Yujuan Huang, Jing Meng

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Chao Huo *Research Center for Brain and Cognitive Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
Chunyan Meng *Nanchong Vocational College of Science and Technology, Nanchong, 637200, China.
Huiling Qian *Research Center for Brain and Cognitive Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
Wanchen LiSchool of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Min ShaoResearch Center for Brain and Cognitive Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
Yujuan HuangGuizhou Light Industry Technical College, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Jing MengResearch Center for Brain and Cognitive Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China. qufumj@qq.com.

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Planning Fund Project (Western Region), Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China 24XJA190002
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Abstract

backgroundSimilar to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), individuals with autistic traits are expected to exhibit alterations in emotion recognition. However, many previous studies using single emotional stimuli did not observe these alterations in such individuals. Given that consecutive changeable emotional stimuli are more common in social interactions than single emotional stimuli, impaired mental processing of consecutive changeable emotions may be a key factor underlying the social interaction challenges faced by these individuals.

methodsThe present research aimed to investigate the behavioral and neural responses to consecutive changeable emotional voices in individuals with autistic traits through two studies (Study 1 and Study 2). Based on the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) scores, participants were categorized into two groups: the High-AQ and the Low-AQ groups. In Study 1, both groups were asked to judge a single emotional voice (positive, negative, or neutral; S1) presented in each trial in Task 1, or the last presented emotional voice (S3) in a triplet of stimuli (S1-S2-S3, trains of three consecutive changeable emotional voices) in Task 2. In Study 2, both groups were instructed to passively listen to the stimulus triplet (S1-S2-S3), and event-related potential (ERP) technology was used to investigate their neural responses to each stimulus.

resultsNo significant group difference was found in response to S1 voices in either Study 1 or Study 2. However, the High-AQ group elicited higher arousal levels (Study 1) and larger P2 amplitudes (Study 2) in response to S3 emotional voices (positive and negative) compared to the Low-AQ group.

conclusionThese findings reveal that individuals with autistic traits may exhibit alterations in their processing of consecutive changeable emotions in the auditory modality.

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Auditory PerceptionAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderEmotionsEvoked PotentialsVoiceAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdultElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultAuditoryAutismAutistic traitsEmotionERP

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