2024-03-28T19:03:52Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/515922023-10-05T01:40:38Zhdl_2115_20033hdl_2115_134Individuals with Asperger’s Disorder Exhibit Difficulty in Switching Attention from a Local Level to a Global LevelKatagiri, Masatoshi1000050241427Kasai, TetsukoKamio, Yoko1000000182147Murohashi, Harumitsuopen accessThe original publication is available at www.springerlink.comAsperger's disorderLevel-repetitionSwitchingGlobalLocalThe purpose of the present study was to determine whether individuals with Asperger’s disorder exhibit difficulty in switching attention from a local level to a global level. Eleven participants with Asperger’s disorder and 11 age- and gendermatched healthy controls performed a level-repetition switching task using Navontype hierarchical stimuli. In both groups, level-repetition was beneficial at both levels.
Furthermore, individuals with Asperger’s disorder exhibited difficulty in switching attention from a local level to a global level compared to control individuals. These findings suggested that there is a problem with the inhibitory mechanism that influences the output of enhanced local visual processing in Asperger’s disorder.Springer2013-02-13engjournal articleAMhttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/51592https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1578-90162-3257Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders432395403https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/51592/1/JADD_katagiri.pdfapplication/pdf163.52 KB2013-02-13