California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have uncovered the area of the brain responsible for our perception of personal space. The findings will be reported in the August 30 issue of the journal Neuroscience.
Led by 2005 Distinguished Investigator Ralph Adolphs, Ph.D., Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and professor of biology, the findings examine the relationship between the amygdala of the brain, known to be regulate negative emotions and fear, and an undiscovered link to real-life social interaction.
According to Daniel P. Kennedy, a postdoctoral scholar and co-author of the study: ""We are really interested in looking at personal space in people with autism, especially given findings of amygdala dysfunction in autism. We know that some people with autism do have problems with personal space and have to be taught what it is and why it's important."
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