Impaired inhibitory control when processing real but not cartoon emotional faces in autistic children: Evidence from an event‐related potential study
Hyun Kyung Lee,
Shelley Xiuli Tong
Abstract:Impaired socioemotional functioning characterizes autistic children, but does weak inhibition control underlie their socioemotional difficulty? This study addressed this question by examining whether and, if so, how inhibition control is affected by face realism and emotional valence in school‐age autistic and neurotypical children. Fifty‐two autistic and 52 age‐matched neurotypical controls aged 10–12 years completed real and cartoon emotional face Go/Nogo tasks while event‐related potentials (ERPs) were reco… Show more
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