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Visual integration in autism
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Smith D
; Ropar D
; Allen HA
Front Hum Neurosci
2015[]; 9
(ä): 387
PMID26190994
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Atypical integration is a topic of debate in the autism literature. Some theories
suggest that altered perception in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is due to a
failure to integrate information from meaningful context into the final percept,
whereas others suggest that integration of low-level features is impaired.
Empirical research which forms the basis for these theories has failed to account
for higher-level influences not inherent in the stimuli (i.e., instructions and
goals) and assess integration at both lower and higher perceptual levels within
the same task. Here, we describe how perceived expectations and goals of a task
can modulate the processing of low-level visual input via the medial prefrontal
cortex (mPFC). We then go on to illustrate how future research might assess the
relative contribution of both low and high-level processes using the same
paradigm. We conclude by recommending that when results appear conflicting,
consideration of the relative strength of low-level input vs. feedback or
high-level processes may prove helpful. Importantly, research in this area needs
to more broadly consider the various influences on perception, and find better
ways to assess the contributions of early and later visual processes.