Attention to faces in social context in children with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Amelia K LewisMelanie A PorterTracey A WilliamsSamantha BzishviliKathryn N NorthJonathan M Payne

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)

Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) demonstrated atypical gaze behaviour when attending to faces. NF1 gaze behaviour was characterized by normal initial fixation on faces but shorter face dwell time. Decreased attention to faces was associated with elevated autism traits in the sample with NF1.

Keyphrases

signaling pathway
lps induced
pi k akt
nuclear factor
young adults
working memory
oxidative stress
autism spectrum disorder
inflammatory response
mental health
intellectual disability
toll like receptor
immune response
dna methylation