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Inhibition of Return in Response to Eye Gaze and Peripheral Cues in Young People with Asperger’s Syndrome

Abstract  

Inhibition of return (IOR) reflects slower reaction times to stimuli presented in previously attended locations. In this study,
we examined this inhibitory after-effect using two different cue types, eye-gaze and standard peripheral cues, in individuals
with Asperger’s syndrome and typically developing individuals. Typically developing participants showed evidence of IOR for
both eye-gaze and peripheral cues. In contrast, the Asperger group showed evidence of IOR to previously peripherally cued
locations but failed to show IOR for eye-gaze cues. This absence of IOR for eye-gaze cues observed in the participants with
Asperger may reflect an attentional impairment in responding to socially relevant information.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10803-012-1636-3
  • Authors
    • Andrea Marotta, Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi, 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • Augusto Pasini, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
    • Sabrina Ruggiero, Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi, 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • Lisa Maccari, Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi, 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • Caterina Rosa, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
    • Juan Lupiáñez, Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
    • Maria Casagrande, Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi, 78, 00185 Rome, Italy