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August 3, 2026Autism ResearchOpen Access

Visual Responsivity in Autism: Measuring Visual Responses in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Adults Using Psychophysics, fMRI , and EEG

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DSDaniela L. SeczonKWKristin WoodardTKTamar Kolodny

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates visual responses in autistic adults, linking neural activity to sensory experiences.

Key Points

  • This study aimed to assess group differences in visual responses to stimuli in autistic and non-autistic adults using multiple methods.
  • Thirty-one autistic and twenty-seven non-autistic adults viewed flickering stimuli at varying contrasts.
  • Neural responses were measured through fMRI and EEG, focusing on BOLD signals and SSVEP amplitudes.
  • Participants underwent experimental sessions measuring their responses to visual stimuli in different contrast conditions.
  • SSVEP amplitudes were significantly higher in autistic individuals compared to non-autistic counterparts.
  • No significant group differences were found in BOLD or behavioral thresholds for visual stimuli.
  • SSVEP amplitudes correlated with self-reported measures of hypersensitivity, revealing links to individual sensory experiences.

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Seczon et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70406d75942ff7265e56f0https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70335
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