Brain representations and predictions of social reactions in typical development and in people with autism KU Leuven
The human brain not only creates representations of the world (e.g., visual images on the retina) but also continuously makes predictions about the environment (e.g., what will I see next). One of the most complex tasks of the brain is to represent and predict social behavior of others. This social ability is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but it is unclear at what level of the brain hierarchy this process is ...