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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2026

Testing the relationships between facial emotion recognition, levels of Autistic traits, and eye gaze patterns.

Jayden Z Li, Fan Yang, Marilyn Chege, Victoria Moir, Fakhri Shafai, Julia Montenegro, Naomi Dodgson, Leila Moradkhani, Meara Stow, Tse Wing Winnie Ho and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Jayden Z LiFaculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Fan YangWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Marilyn ChegeWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Victoria MoirWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Fakhri ShafaiWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Julia MontenegroWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Naomi DodgsonWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Leila MoradkhaniWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Meara StowWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Tse Wing Winnie HoFaculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Arin E AbrahamFaculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Elizabeth GatemanWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Samantha E SchulzWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Ryan A StevensonWestern Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with high levels of Autistic traits often experience challenges in interpreting others' emotions, potentially stemming from atypical patterns of visual attention to facial cues. This study investigates whether levels of Autistic traits in a non-clinical sample are associated with overall emotion recognition accuracy, differential attention to facial areas of interest (eyes, mouth, and other regions), and emotion-specific recognition impairments. Eighty-one participants were presented with videos of actors displaying the six basic emotions (anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, surprise) at high and low intensities while eye movements were recorded. Levels of Autistic traits were quantified using a composite score derived from well-validated questionnaires. Overall, higher levels of Autistic traits correlated with weaker emotion recognition performance (

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affectiveautismemotioneye trackingmultisensory

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PMID42707408
PMCPMC13547462

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