«Surprisingly, we found that the children who later screened positive for autism were more likely as infants to not avert
their gazes during social interaction,» Pineda said.
Not exact matches
UNSETTLING it may be, but following the
gaze of a virtual face
during a brain scan is helping to unravel brain activity that is key to complex human
social interactions: activity that may be atypical in people with autism.
There was a Japanese study published a few years ago in the journal Hormones and Behavior titled Dog's
gaze at its owner increases owner's urinary oxytocin
during social interaction.1 The study involved 55 dogs and their owners.