Erez Freud

Reduced Hand Specialization and Idiosyncratic Visuomotor Strategies in Autism During Naturalistic Object Manipulation Autistic individuals exhibit altered perceptual and visuomotor behaviors, potentially due to reduced cortical specialization. The current study focuses on handedness, a robust marker of cerebral spec....

Learn about Dr. Erez Freud and master’s student Emily Fewster’s research on hand use and motor strategies in autism.

Full article in Autism Research:
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Effective Autism Classification Through Grasping Kinematics Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, where motor abnormalities play a central role alongside social and communication difficulties. These motor symptoms often manifest in early childhood...

Erez Freud's work was showcased on YFile earlier this week. The work was published in Autism Research:
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Read the YFile article here:
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