All Outputs (5)

Responses to irrational actions in action observation and mentalising networks of the human brain (2014)
Journal Article
Marsh, L. E., Mullett, T. L., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. F. D. C. (2014). Responses to irrational actions in action observation and mentalising networks of the human brain. NeuroImage, 103, 81-90. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.09.020

By observing other people, we can often infer goals and motivations behind their actions. This study examines the role of the action observation network (AON) and the mentalising network (MZN) in the perception of rational and irrational actions. Pas... Read More about Responses to irrational actions in action observation and mentalising networks of the human brain.

Spatial transformations of bodies and objects in adults with autism spectrum disorder (2014)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Marsh, L., Hamilton, A., & Ropar, D. (2014). Spatial transformations of bodies and objects in adults with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(9), 2277-2289. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2098-6

Previous research into autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown people with autism to be impaired at visual perspective taking. However it is still unclear to what extent the spatial mechanisms underlying this ability contribute to these difficulties... Read More about Spatial transformations of bodies and objects in adults with autism spectrum disorder.

Predictive gaze during observation of irrational actions in adults with autism spectrum conditions (2014)
Journal Article
Marsh, L., Pearson, A., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. F. D. C. (2015). Predictive gaze during observation of irrational actions in adults with autism spectrum conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(1), 245-261. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2215-6

Understanding irrational actions may require the observer to make mental state inferences about why an action was performed. Individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have well documented difficulties with mentalizing; however, the degree to... Read More about Predictive gaze during observation of irrational actions in adults with autism spectrum conditions.

Using other minds as a window onto the world: guessing what happened from clues in behaviour (2014)
Journal Article
Pillai, D., Sheppard, E., Ropar, D., Marsh, L., Pearson, A., & Mitchell, P. (2014). Using other minds as a window onto the world: guessing what happened from clues in behaviour. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(10), 2430-2439. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2106-x

It has been proposed that mentalising involves retrodicting as well as predicting behaviour, by inferring previous mental states of a target. This study investigated whether retrodiction is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)... Read More about Using other minds as a window onto the world: guessing what happened from clues in behaviour.

The social modulation of imitation fidelity in school-age children (2014)
Journal Article
Marsh, L. E., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. F. D. C. (2014). The social modulation of imitation fidelity in school-age children. PLoS ONE, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086127

Children copy the actions of others with high fidelity, even when they are not causally relevant. This copying of visibly unnecessary actions is termed overimitation. Many competing theories propose mechanisms for overimitation behaviour. The present... Read More about The social modulation of imitation fidelity in school-age children.