EEG latinus Model: An EEG Dataset of Face Perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder

An open EEG dataset designed to investigate face perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The dataset includes raw EEG recordings, neuropsychological assessment data, demographic information, and detailed experimental protocols from 44 participants (10 ASD and 34 neurotypical controls) The study was motivated by the study of Latinus & Taylor (2006). - [ [e-mail]] Contact person - [ TavaresLatinusModel] Project name - [ 2010-2018] Year(s) that the project ran. - [ Face perception task] Brief overview of the tasks in the experiment Face perception task to compare between ASD and Neurotypicals - [ EEG raw data of ASD and NT; neuropsychological evaluation scales results; experiment setup and design description; N=10 ASD; N=34 NT] - [ Face categories] Independent variables - [ Behavioral, neuropsychological and demographic questionaires; see tables in dataset] Dependent variables - [ 7 out of 44 subjects have poor EEG data] Quality assessment of the data ## Methods ### Subjects ASD and matched control subjects were enroled in this experiment. ### Apparatus A summary of the equipment and environment setup can be found in the published works (see DOIs) ### Initial setup The subjects were instructed about the task and prepared for EEG with standard procedures. ### Task organization The task was divided in runs each one containing the different conditions. - [ stimuli order and response buttons were carefully randomized and counterbalanced] Was task order counter-balanced? - [ participants rest between runs] What other activities were interspersed between tasks? ### Task details Please see participant task description and instructions for further information. ### Additional data acquired A full set of neuropsychological evaluation data was acquired and the results are available in the dataset excel files. ### Experimental location Experiment was performed in Coimbra, Portugal ### Missing data Some questionaires only make sense for ASD, thus they are missing for controls. ### Participant task description Task: Face versus non-face detection task. Picture presentation: 1000 ms ISI: It finishes when the volunteer answers. Background picture: Small white cross that appears centrally on the screen between pictures. Category Mooney Faces Upright 11 Mooney Faces Inverted 12 Mooney Faces Scrambled 3 Photographic Faces Upright 4 Photographic Faces Inverted 5 Photographic Faces Scrambled 6 Schematic Faces Upright 7 Schematic Faces Inverted 8 Eggs 9 Lines 10 Answer Yes 1 No 2 ###Participant instructions Response: Keyboard. Subjects pressed a keyboard key for faces with one hand and another key for non-face stimuli with the other hand. The hand used for faces was counterbalanced across subjects. Blocks: 5 blocks. 90 stimuli each. Summary: 313 Files, 8.3 GiB 44 Subjects, 1 Session each. Schema version: 1.2.7 Available Tasks: FacePerception Available Modalities: EEG