Individuals with autism spectrum conditions attend less to the left side of centrally presented face stimuli compared to neurotypical individuals, suggesting a reduction in right hemisphere activation. We examined whether a similar bias exists for non-facial stimuli in a large sample of neurotypical adults rated above- or below-average on the autism spectrum quotient (AQ). Using the “greyscales” task, we found the typical leftward bias in the below-average group was significantly reduced in the above-average group. Moreover, a negative correlation between leftward bias and the social skills factor of the AQ suggested a link between atypical hemispheric activation and social difficulties in high-AQ trait individuals that extends to non-facial stimuli.
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English, M. C. W., Maybery, M. T., & Visser, T. A. W. (2015). Individuals with Autistic-Like Traits Show Reduced Lateralization on a Greyscales Task. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(10), 3390–3395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2493-7
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