Dresden researchers with new findings on autism

Neuroscientists at the Technical University of Dresden have gained new insights into autism - a serious developmental disorder. According to the findings, autism is associated with an altered processing of visual information in a small brain structure, the so-called magnocellular lateral popliteal tubercle, the Technical University of Dresden announced. It transmits information from the eye to the cerebral cortex.

According to the university, scientific theories on autism have so far mainly focused on aspects of communication and interaction. However, the neuroscientific study by Dresden University of Technology focuses on perception.

"It is fascinating how quickly and effortlessly our brain processes visual information. Much of this visual information is dynamic. In interpersonal communication, for example, the facial movements of the person we are talking to can tell us something about what the person is saying or what emotional state they are in. Accurately perceiving this information is an important part of social interaction," it said.