The relationship between level of autistic traits and local bias in the context of the McGurk effect.

ABSTRACT: The McGurk effect is a well-known illustration that demonstrates the influence of visual information on hearing in the context of speech perception. Some studies have reported that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display abnormal processing of audio-visual speech integration, while other studies showed contradictory results. Based on the dimensional model of ASD, we administered two analog studies to examine the link between level of autistic traits, as assessed by the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and the McGurk effect among a sample of university students. In the first experiment, we found that autistic traits correlated negatively with fused (McGurk) responses. Then, we manipulated presentation types of visual stimuli to examine whether the local bias toward visual spee

SUBMITTER: Ujiie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4484977 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature