Jeff Mentch

The paper uses preregistered movie-fMRI analyses to show reduced high-level visual representations and a shift toward low-level encoding in autism, particularly in the pSTS and social brain regions.

Neuroscout provides an automated platform for analyzing naturalistic fMRI data, enabling reproducible and generalizable research through machine learning and open tools.

This study shows that active viewing in immersive VR environments leads to increased top-down attention and exploratory eye movements compared to passive viewing.