The Importance of Networking in Autism Gaze Analysis

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141191
• Publication Date: 2015-10-23T20:18:06Z
• Authors: Quentin Guillon; Mohammad H. Afzali; Bernadette Rogé; Sophie Baduel; Jeanne Kruck; Nouchine Hadjikhani
• Keywords: Typically developing; Visual Search

Visual scanning of faces in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been intensively studied using eye-tracking technology. However, most studies have relied on the same analytic approach based quantification fixation time, which may failed to reveal some important features strategies employed by ASD. In present study, we examined a group 20 preschoolers ASD and their typically developing (TD) peers, both classical time new developed transition matrices network analysis. We found between differences eye region terms increased right for left TD group. Our complementary revealed that might play role an anchor children but not ASD, different facial parts was almost exclusively dependent exploratory activity. study highlights importance innovative measures bear potential revealing properties