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Color afterimages in autistic adults
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posted on 2023-06-13, 14:22 authored by John MauleJohn Maule, Kirstie Stanworth, Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna FranklinAnna FranklinIt has been suggested that attenuated adaptation to visual stimuli in autism is the result of atypical perceptual priors (e.g., Pellicano and Burr in Trends Cogn Sci 16(10):504–510, 2012. doi:10.?1016/?j.?tics.?2012.?08.?009). This study investigated adaptation to color in autistic adults, measuring both strength of afterimage and the influence of top-down knowledge. We found no difference in color afterimage strength between autistic and typical adults. Effects of top-down knowledge on afterimage intensity shown by Lupyan (Acta Psychol 161:117–130, 2015. doi:10.?1016/?j.?actpsy.?2015.?08.?006) were not replicated for either group. This study finds intact color adaptation in autistic adults. This is in contrast to findings of attenuated adaptation to faces and numerosity in autistic children. Future research should investigate the possibility of developmental differences in adaptation and further examine top-down effects on adaptation.
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University of Sussex ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTG 2011; G0656; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; ES/J500173/1
CATEGORIES: The Origin & Impact of Colour Categories in Thought and Language (Anna Franklin); G0808; EUROPEAN UNION; 283605
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Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersISSN
0162-3257Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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4Volume
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1409-1421Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2016-05-24Usage metrics
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