The ability to recognize an individual face is essential to human social interaction. Even
subtle errors in this process can have huge implications for the way we relate to social …

An expanding literature has investigated emotion recognition across visual and auditory
modalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings, however, have been highly …

Damage to the right fusiform face area can disrupt the ability to recognize faces, a classic
example of how damage to a specialized brain region can disrupt a specialized brain …

Social recognition memory (SRM) is crucial for reproduction, forming social groups, and
species survival. Despite its importance, SRM is still relatively little studied. Here we …

This randomized clinical trial (www. clinicaltrials. gov ID# NCT02276534) examined the
impact of a peer-mediated, theater-based social skills intervention, SENSE Theater®, on …

Patients with schizophrenia are at an increased risk for the development of depression.
Overlap in the symptoms and genetic risk factors between the two disorders suggests a …

Background Face individual identity recognition skill is heritable and independent of
intellectual ability. Difficulties in face individual identity recognition are present in autistic …

Faces convey valuable information for social cognition, effective interpersonal interaction,
and non-verbal communication. Face perception is believed to be atypical in autism, but the …

Abstract Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) has captured much attention because it
predisposes individuals to a wide range of mental illnesses. Notably, a number of genes …

The aims of this book, and also the principles and themes of the book, are the same as those
outlined in the preceding (second) edition of the book, as reproduced below. My main aim in …