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The link between basic visual processing and higher-level social cognition: Eye gaze perception as a bridge in a transdiagnostic sample enriched with social dysfunction.
| Τίτλος: | The link between basic visual processing and higher-level social cognition: Eye gaze perception as a bridge in a transdiagnostic sample enriched with social dysfunction. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Mathis K; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, https://ror.org/00rs6vg23The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., Blain SD; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, https://ror.org/00rs6vg23The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., Locarno L; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, https://ror.org/00rs6vg23The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., Lasagna CA; Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/00jmfr291University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States., DeStefani S; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, https://ror.org/00rs6vg23The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., Kraft J; Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/0043h8f16University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, United States., Colombi C; https://ror.org/02w8ez808IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, 56128 Pisa, Italy., Thakkar KN; Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/05hs6h993Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States., Burton CZ; Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/00jmfr291University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.; Department of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/00jmfr291University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States., Tso IF; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, https://ror.org/00rs6vg23The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.; Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/00jmfr291University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.; Department of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/00jmfr291University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. |
| Πηγή: | Psychological medicine [Psychol Med] 2026 May 14; Vol. 56, pp. e152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 14. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 1254142 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-8978 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00332917 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Cambridge University Press Original Publication: London, British Medical Assn. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Theory of Mind*/physiology , Visual Perception*/physiology , Fixation, Ocular*/physiology , Facial Recognition*/physiology , Social Cognition* , Social Perception*, Contrast Sensitivity/physiology ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Emotions |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Social cognitive deficits are common across many psychiatric conditions and contribute to broader social dysfunction. One hypothesized mechanism involves altered basic visual processing, which may disrupt the perception of low-level social cues and, in turn, compromise broader social cognitive processes. Here, we examined relations between basic visual processing and different levels of social cognition in a transdiagnostic youth sample. Methods: A sample of 148 youth, ranging from healthy individuals to individuals with neuropsychiatric diagnoses and significant social dysfunction, completed two measures of basic visual processing (contrast sensitivity and visual integration) and a battery of social cognition tasks spanning lower-level (gaze perception) to mid-level (emotion recognition) to higher-level (theory of mind) social cognition. We used a four-level path model to test whether basic visual processing predicts gaze perception, which in turn predicts emotion recognition, which predicts theory of mind. Results: Poorer contrast sensitivity and visual integration were associated with less precise gaze perception, which was, in turn, associated with worse emotion recognition, which was associated with worse theory of mind. This four-level path model demonstrated good fit and showed superior fit compared to alternative models. Conclusions: These findings suggest that basic visual processing influences the perception of basic social cues (e.g. gaze direction), which subsequently impairs more complex social perception and inference. Notably, this study extends prior observations from individuals with chronic schizophrenia to a transdiagnostic youth sample, indicating that altered basic visual processing may be a shared mechanism contributing to social cognitive deficits across psychiatric disorders and illness stages. |
| Grant Information: | R01 MH122491 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; R01MH122491 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; DGE-1841052 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: contrast sensitivity; emotion recognition; gaze perception; social cognition; theory of mind; transdiagnostic; vision; visual integration |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260514 Date Completed: 20260717 Latest Revision: 20260717 |
| Update Code: | 20260717 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13200143 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0033291726104589 |
| PMID: | 42132002 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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