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21 Nov 2010, 1:37 am

Bit of an old article but thought it might interest people here.
We all know what it feels like looking at faces but do we know what's going on in the brain?

https://sfari.org/news/-/asset_publishe ... rect=/news

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The results suggest that when a person with autism sees a face, it doesnʼt evoke as many memories or emotions as it does in controls, says Kleinhans. In support of this finding, those with the most reduced FFA-amygdala connectivity are also the most socially impaired.


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