The uncanny valley effect in typically developing children and its absence in children with autism spectrum disorders.

Robots and virtual reality are gaining popularity in the intervention of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To shed light on children's attitudes towards robots and characters in virtual reality, this study aims to examine whether children with ASD show the uncanny valley effect. We...

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Main Authors: Shuyuan Feng, Xueqin Wang, Qiandong Wang, Jing Fang, Yaxue Wu, Li Yi, Kunlin Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6211702?pdf=render