Shorter spontaneous fixation durations in infants with later emerging autism
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Wass, S., Jones, Emily J. H., Gliga, Teodora, Smith, Tim J., Charman, Tony and Johnson, Mark H. 2015. Shorter spontaneous fixation durations in infants with later emerging autism. Scientific Reports. 5 (1), p. Art. 8284. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08284
Authors | Wass, S., Jones, Emily J. H., Gliga, Teodora, Smith, Tim J., Charman, Tony and Johnson, Mark H. |
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Abstract | Little is known about how spontaneous attentional deployment differs on a millisecond-level scale in the early development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We measured fine-grained eye movement patterns in 6-to 9-month-old infants at high or low familial risk (HR/LR) of ASD while they viewed static images. We observed shorter fixation durations (i.e. the time interval between saccades) in HR than LR infants. Preliminary analyses indicate that these results were replicated in a second cohort of infants. Fixation durations were shortest in those infants who went on to receive an ASD diagnosis at 36 months. While these findings demonstrate early-developing atypicality in fine-grained measures of attentional deployment early in the etiology of ASD, the specificity of these effects to ASD remains to be determined. |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Journal citation | 5 (1), p. Art. 8284 |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Publisher's version | License |
Supplemental file | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08284 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08284 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Feb 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Dec 2018 |
Accepted | 12 Jan 2015 |
Accepted | 12 Jan 2015 |
Funder | Medical Research Council |
The BASIS Funding Consortium | |
Innovative Medicines Initiative | |
European Cooperation in Science | |
British Academy | |
Medical Research Council | |
BASIS Funding Consortium | |
Innovative Medicines Initiative | |
European Cooperation in Science and Technology | |
British Academy | |
Copyright information | © 2015 The authors |
License | CC BY 4.0 |
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