Anomalous Perception of Biological Motion in Autism: A Conceptual Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Despite its popularity, the construct of biological motion (BM) and its putative anomalies in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not completely clarified. In this article, we present a meta-analysis investigating the putative anomalies of BM perception in ASD. Through a systematic literature search, we found 30 studies that investigated BM perception in both ASD and typical developing peers by using point-light display stimuli. A general meta-analysis including all these studies showed a moderate deficit of individuals with ASD in BM processing, but also a high heterogeneity. This heterogeneity was explored in different additional meta-analyses where studies were grouped according to levels of complexity of the BM task employed (first-order, direct and instrumental), and according to the m

SUBMITTER: Federici A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7067769 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature