One of the most common issues of people suffering from autism spectrum disorder is difficulty in responding and registering to people's facial expressions. Relatedly, functional imaging studies have shown that individuals with ASD display altered brain activations when processing facial images. The hormone oxytocin plays a vital role in the social interactions of both animals and humans. In fact, multiple studies conducted with healthy volunteers have provided evidence ...Friday, 16 August 2013
How Oxytocin may Help the Brain Take Notice of Faces in Autism
One of the most common issues of people suffering from autism spectrum disorder is difficulty in responding and registering to people's facial expressions. Relatedly, functional imaging studies have shown that individuals with ASD display altered brain activations when processing facial images. The hormone oxytocin plays a vital role in the social interactions of both animals and humans. In fact, multiple studies conducted with healthy volunteers have provided evidence ...
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