Steffie Amelynck

Social touch observation in adults with autism: intact neural representations of affective meaning but lack of embodied resonance Haemy Lee Masson, Ineke Pillet, Steffie Amelynck, Stien Van De Plas, Michelle Hendriks, Hans Op de Beeck, Bart Boets bioRxiv 512327; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/512327

Twenty-five healthy subjects (7 female, 23.16 ± 3.32 years old, 7 left-handed) took part in the fMRI study. They all reported normal or corrected-to-normal vision, normal hearing and no neurological or psychiatric disorders. They received a financial compensation for their participation. The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee UZ/ KU Leuven University and all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.