The enfacement illusion in autism spectrum disorder
How interpersonal multisensory stimulation influences facial recognition of the self
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15526232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Deltort (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Joel Swendsen (0000-0002-1886-3889, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d’Aquitaine), Manuel Bouvard (0000-0001-5963-0304, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d’Aquitaine), Jean‐René Cazalets (0000-0001-9047-3933, Université de Bordeaux), Anouck Amestoy (0000-0001-6544-0152, Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 946066-946066 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.946066 |
| PMID | 36405905 |
| OpenAlex | W4308414578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
At its most basic level, the sense of self is built upon awareness of one's body and the face holds special significance as the individual's most important and distinctive physical feature. Multimodal sensory integration is pivotal to experiencing one's own body as a coherent visual "self" representation is formed and maintained by matching felt and observed sensorimotor experiences in the mirror. While difficulties in individual facial identity recognition and in both self-referential cognition and empathy are frequently reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), studying the effect of multimodal sensory stimulation in this population is of relevant interest. The present study investigates for the first time the specific effect on Interpersonal Multisensory Stimulation (IMS) on face self-recognition in a sample of 30 adults with ( n = 15) and without ( n = 15) ASD, matched on age and sex. The results demonstrate atypical self-face recognition and absence of IMS effects (enfacement illusion) in adults with ASD compared to controls, indicating that multisensory integration failed in updating cognitive representations of one's own face among persons with this disorder. The results are discussed in the light of other findings indicating alterations in body enfacement illusion and automatic imitation in ASD as well as in the context of the theories of procedural perception and multisensory integration alterations
Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Illusion · Imitation · Multisensory Integration · Perception · Population · Sensory system · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Face Recognition and Perception · Medicine · Neuroscience · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Social Psychology
Parts and Wholes in Face Recognition
Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism
Looking at upside-down faces.
Rubber hands ‘feel’ touch that eyes see
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule—Generic
Cross-modal self-recognition
The person in the mirror
Newborns' Memory Processes
Self Representation in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders
Understanding of emotional experience in autism
Face processing and familiarity
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |