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Effects of motor action on affective preferences in autism spectrum disorders: different influences of embodiment
Author(s) -
Eigsti IngeMarie,
Rosset Delphine,
Col Cozzari Ghislaine,
Fonseca David,
Deruelle Christine
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
developmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.801
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1467-7687
pISSN - 1363-755X
DOI - 10.1111/desc.12278
Subject(s) - embodied cognition , psychology , autism , cognitive psychology , action (physics) , cognition , association (psychology) , context (archaeology) , social cognition , sensory system , autism spectrum disorder , motor cognition , developmental psychology , neuroscience , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychotherapist , biology
In the embodied cognition framework, sensory, motor and emotional experiences are encoded along with sensorimotor cues from the context in which information was acquired. As such, representations retain an initial imprint of the manner in which information was acquired. The current study reports results indicating a lack of embodiment effects in ASD and, further, an association between embodiment differences and ASD symptomatology. The current results are consistent with an embodied account of ASD that goes beyond social experiences and could be driven by subtle deficits in sensorimotor coordination.