Brain mechanisms of social signalling in live social interactions with autistic and neurotypical adults.

ABSTRACT: The simple act of watching another person can change a person's behaviour in subtle but important ways; the individual being watched is now capable of signalling to the watcher, and may use this opportunity to communicate to the watcher. Recent data shows that people will spontaneously imitate more when being watched. Here, we examine the neural and cognitive mechanisms of being watched during spontaneous social imitation in autistic and neurotypical adults using fNIRS brain imaging. Participants (n = 44) took part in a block-moving task where they were instructed only to copy the block sequence which people normally do using a straight low action trajectory. Here, the demonstrator sometimes used an atypical 'high' action trajectory, giving participants the opportunity to spontaneously cop

SUBMITTER: Krishnan-Barman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10620418 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature