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The effects of face expertise training on the behavioral performance and brain activity of adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorders . The effect of expertise training with faces was studied in adults with ASD who showed initial impairment in face recognition . Participants were randomly assigned to a computerized training program involving either faces or houses . Pre- and post-testing included standardized and experimental measures of behavior and event-related brain potentials ( ERPs ) , as well as interviews after training . After training , all participants met behavioral criteria for expertise with the specific stimuli on which they received training . Scores on standardized measures improved after training for both groups , but only the face training group showed an increased face inversion effect behaviorally and electrophysiological changes to faces in the P100 component . These findings suggest that individuals with ASD can gain expertise in face processing through training .
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face expertise training
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expertise training with faces
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computerized training program involving either faces or houses
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training
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the behavioral performance
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brain activity
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behavior and event-related brain potentials ( ERPs
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interviews
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behavioral criteria
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Scores on standardized measures
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face inversion effect behaviorally and electrophysiological changes to faces
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face processing