期刊
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
卷 116, 期 -, 页码 239-250出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.06.008
关键词
Autism; Social cognition; Emotion; Face processing; Olfaction
资金
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia), within the CINTESIS RD Unit [UID/IC/4255/2020]
- William James Center for Research [UIDB/04810/2020]
- [SFRH/BD/118244/2016]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/118244/2016] Funding Source: FCT
Altered social cognition is a core feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These impairments have been explained as the consequence of compromised social motivational mechanisms that limit social interest and activate a cascade of social deficits. Following this rational, we argue that approaches capable of surpassing ASD usual restraints (e.g., deficits in verbal abilities), and able to assign social meaning, could be more effective at responding to these difficulties. In this framework, we propose that olfaction, as well as cross-modal integration strategies involving both visual and olfactory domains, may have such potential. In fact, most of socioemotional processing deficits in ASD have been shown in an uni-modal perspective, mainly with visual stimuli. However, the social environment involves other modalities and is typically multisensorial. Given the potential of olfaction as a gateway for socioemotional information in ASD, we argue in favor of studying olfactory perception, as well as visuo-olfactory integration, given the potential of these approaches to drive effective interventions and give the access to a meaningful social world in ASD.
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