Atypical sensory perception occurs in up to 90 per cent of autistic people—despite this, the dominant view of autism as primarily a “social” condition. This has led to sensory symptoms being largely overlooked, particularly in neuroimaging research. As a start, PhD researcher Nazia Jassim and colleagues decided to meta-analyse the non-social sensory perception task […]
Archives for May 2021
Robot gaze behaviour affects honesty in human-robot interaction
As the use of humanoid robots proliferates, an increasing amount of people may find themselves face-to-“face” with a robot in everyday life. Although there is a plethora of information available on facial social cues and how we interpret them in the field of human-human social interaction, we cannot assume that these findings flawlessly transfer […]
New study examines sexuality of people with Autism
Adults with autism report a broad range of sexuality — being much more likely to identify as asexual, bisexual or homosexual than people without autism, a new study by our researcher Elizabeth Weir finds. In a survey of nearly 2,400 adults, researchers found that those with autism were three to nine times […]
A Day in the life of a Postdoctoral Research Associate
Our Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr Laura Panagi, is researching mental health in children with long term physical health conditions My day starts with – what else – a hot, flavoured coffee. Always combined with my ‘happiness’ bowl (yoghurt, oats, granola, nuts, fresh fruits, and honey) and a motivating song in the background. I sit […]