| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The present study examined the cognitive development of face perception using scan path during watching images. An index for quantifying the similarity of scan paths was developed, and was applied to 6- to 13.5-month-olds. It was revealed that (1) scan path to face-like image comes to resemble each other between participants as a function of age, and (2) such developmental change was not observed when the image was house. This suggests that the cognitive process specific to face perception become more specialized/efficient during that age. Results of the same experiment for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and with typical development indicated that (3) cognitive process specific to face is less specialized/efficient in adults with ASD.
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