Autism
Research from McMaster University provides new data on autism in children
Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, November 17th, 2007
Current study results from the report, 'Backward masking: evidence of reduced subcortical amygdala engagement in autism,' have been published. "Recent data suggest that subthreshold presentation of emotional information is relayed to the amygdala along subcortical pathways. We examined the effect of backward masked neutral and anxious faces on the social decisions of a group of high functioning children with autism ages 7-13 years and matched controls," investigators in Hamilton, Canada report.
"Participants were asked to select the friendliest of two faces, one of which was associated with the subthreshold (33 ms) presentation of an anxious face (A/N) and the other a...
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