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Table 1 Summary of studies

From: Biological motion perception in autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis

Author(s) (year)

ASD sample

NT sample

Paradigm

Measure

Stimuli

Duration(s)

g

var. g

SE (g)

WoE

SQA

N

Age

Sex ratio

FSIQ

NVIQ

N

Age

Sex ratio

FSIQ

NVIQ

Actis-Grosso et al. [49]

20

22.8

15/5

118.9

/

25

22.3

21/4

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (13 strips)

3 (max 5 min)

− 0.2

0.09

0.04

8.5

0.71

Alaerts et al. [50]

12

12/2

13.8

/

100.3

16

13/3

14.2

/

106.7

ER

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

3

0.78

0.15

0.07

8

0.73

12

12/2

13.8

/

100.3

16

13/3

14.2

/

106.7

ER

RT

PLD (12 points)

3

4.62

0.52

0.14

15

15/0

21.7

107.9

105.6

15

15/0

23.3

114.8

109.1

ER

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

3

4.93

0.53

0.13

15

15/0

21.7

107.9

105.6

15

15/0

23.3

114.8

109.1

ER

RT

PLD (12 points)

3

− 1.53

0.17

0.08

Alaerts et al. [30]

15

21.7

15/0

107.9

105.6

15

23.3

15/0

114.8

109.1

D

d′

PLD (12 points)

4

0.66

0.13

0.07

8.5

0.82

Annaz et al. [13]

23

8.83

/

/

/

34

8.25

/

/

/

D

d′

PLD (13 points)

1

1.15

0.08

0.04

8.5

0.8

23

8.83

/

/

/

34

8.25

/

/

/

D

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

1

0.89

0.08

0.04

Atkinson [19]

13

30.9

12/1

106.2

105.2

16

26.7

14/2

106.6

108.4

ER

Accuracy

PLD (ns) and FLD

3

1.17

0.16

0.07

8.5

0.84

Binnerslеy [51]

14

12.917

14/0

/

/

15

/

/

/

/

D

d'

PLD (15 points)

1

0.22

0.13

0.07

8.5

0.8

Blake et al. [16]

12

/

/

/

/

9

8.417

/

/

/

D

d'

PLD

1

1.13

0.21

0.10

8

0.73

Cook et al. [52]

16

34.1

14/2

114.8

109

16

33.3

14/2

113

113

D

Thresholds

FLD

/

2.82

0.24

0.09

9

0.86

Couture et al. [53]

36

20.9

29/7

101.3

/

41

22.9

34/7

109.4

/

ER

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

5–20

0.31

0.05

0.03

8

0.84

36

20.9

29/7

101.3

/

41

22.9

34/7

109.4

/

ER

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

5–20

0.75

0.05

0.03

Cusack et al. [54]

15

16.09

15/0

103.1

/

15

15.54

15/0

104.8

/

AR

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

2.5

0.18

0.13

0.07

8

0.82

18

16.09

18/0

103.1

/

18

15.54

18/0

104.8

/

AR

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

2.5

− 0

0.11

0.06

18

16.09

18/0

103.1

/

18

15.54

18/0

104.8

/

D

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

1.5

0.3

0.11

0.06

15

16.09

15/00

103.1

/

15

15.54

15/00

104.8

/

D

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

1.5

− 0.4

0.13

0.07

15

16.09

15/00

103.1

/

15

15.54

15/00

104.8

/

D

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

2

− 0.4

0.13

0.07

Edey et al. [55]

20

41.1

15/5

115.53

/

17

38.76

14/3

118.24

/

D

d'

FLD

/

− 0.05

0.1

0.05

8.5

0.91

22

36.77

18/5

111.18

/

24

31.21

23/1

105.46

/

D

d’

FLD

/

− 0.26

0.08

0.04

Freitag et al. [31]

15

17.5

13/2

101.2

93.3

15

18.6

13/2

112.1

106.8

D

Error rates

PLD

1.5

1.21

0.16

0.07

9

0.84

15

17.5

13/2

101.2

93.3

15

18.6

13/2

112.1

106.8

D

RT

PLD

1.5

3.14

0.31

0.10

Frideson-Hayo et al. [23]

20

7.45

18/2

/

/

22

7.5

19/3

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

0.97

0.1

0.05

8.5

0.95

20

7.45

18/2

/

/

22

7.5

19/3

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

1.28

0.11

0.05

16

8.58

15/1

/

/

18

7.8

13/5

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

1.15

0.13

0.06

16

8.58

15/1

/

/

18

7.8

13/5

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

0.31

0.11

0.06

19

6.97

15/4

/

/

18

7.36

15/3

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

0.41

0.11

0.05

19

6.97

15/4

/

/

18

7.36

15/3

/

/

ER

Accuracy

FLD

4–24

0.46

0.11

0.05

Hubert et al. [9]

19

21.5

17/2

83.3

/

19

24.33

17/2

/

/

ER

Accuracy

PLD (5 & 10 points)

5

2.12

0.16

0.06

7.5

0.64

19

21.5

17/2

83.3

/

19

24.33

17/2

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (5 & 10 points)

5

0.85

0.11

0.05

19

21.5

17/2

83.3

/

19

24.33

17/2

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (5 & 10 points)

5

1.8

0.14

0.06

Jones et al. [17]

89

15.5

81/8

82.1

91.4

52

15.5

49/3

88.4

91.8

D

Thresholds

PLD (5 & 10 points)

5

0.3

0.03

0.01

8.5

0.77

Karuppali [56]

4

5.3

2/2

/

/

4

4.625

2/2

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (15 points)

500–2000

3.25

1.04

0.36

7.5

0.69

Koldewyn et al. [22]

30

15.12

28/2

107.8

104.7

32

15.78

30/2

121.3

114.2

D

Thresholds

PLD (13 points)

2

0.82

0.07

0.03

8.5

0.82

30

15.12

28/2

107.8

104.7

32

15.78

30/2

121.3

114.2

D

RT

PLD (13 points)

2

− 0.09

0.06

0.03

Koldewyn et al. [57]

16

15.4

14/2

110.6

106.7

16

15.6

14/2

118.6

112.6

D

Thresholds (75%)

PLD (13 points)

2

1.01

0.13

0.06

8.5

0.86

Krakowski [58]

35

10.48

31/4

105.4

108.3

46

11.22

24/22

114

108.2

D

d'

PLD

/

0.6

0.05

0.02

8.5

0.84

Kroger et al. [59]

17

11.9

17/0

/

/

21

11.63

21/0

/

/

D

Accuracy

PLD (15 points)

1

− 0.2

0.1

0.05

9

0.86

17

11.9

17/0

/

/

21

11.63

21/0

/

/

D

RT

PLD (15 points)

1

0.21

0.1

0.05

Kruger et al. [60]

16

34.7

12/4

/

/

16

35

12/4

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (13 points)

4

− 0.1

0.12

0.06

8

0.73

McKay et al. [14]

10

28.6

10/0

125

/

10

27.9

/

124.8

/

AR

Thresholds (50%)

PLD (15 points)

1

0.34

0.19

0.10

8.5

0.73

10

28.6

10/0

125

/

10

27.9

/

124.8

/

AR

Thresholds (75%)

PLD (15 points)

1

0.8

0.2

0.10

Morrison et al. [61]

106

24.28

95/11

108.9

/

95

24.17

84/11

116.28

/

D

d'

PLD

/

0.06

0.02

0.01

8.5

0.91

106

24.28

92/11

108.9

/

95

24.17

84/11

116.28

/

ER

Accuracy

PLD

5–10

0.61

0.02

0.01

Murphy et al. [10]

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

d'

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.23

0.12

0.06

8.5

0.84

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

d'

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.32

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

d'

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.27

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

d'

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.46

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

d'

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.29

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

Error rates

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.53

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

Error rates

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.45

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

Error rates

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.37

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

Error rates

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.45

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

Error rates

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.19

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

RT

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.58

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

RT

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.46

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

RT

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.22

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

RT

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.29

0.12

0.06

16

25.56

13/3

/

/

16

26.4

13/3

/

/

D

RT

PLD (11 points)

~ 6.5

0.27

0.12

0.06

Nackaerts et al. [15]

12

34.9

7/5

111.5

105.7

12

31.5

7/5

115.5

115.3

ER

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

3

1.71

0.22

0.10

8

0.8

12

34.9

7/5

111.5

105.7

12

31.5

7/5

115.5

115.3

D

d'

PLD (12 points)

3

1.28

0.19

0.09

12

34.9

7/5

111.5

105.7

12

31.5

7/5

115.5

115.3

D

Accuracy

PLD (12 points)

3

1.12

0.18

0.09

Parron et al. [12]

23

11.583

20/3

93.7

89

23

12

20/3

/

/

ER

Accuracy

PLD (10 points)

~5

5.51

0.41

0.09

8.5

0.73

23

11.583

20/3

93.7

89

23

12

20/3

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (10 points)

~5

1.9

0.12

0.05

23

11.583

20/3

93.7

89

23

12

20/3

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (10 points)

~5

3.08

0.19

0.06

Philip et al. [48]

23

32.5

16/7

101.5

104.4

23

32.4

17/6

111.2

113.4

ER

Accuracy

FLD

5–10

1.6

0.11

0.05

9

0.84

Price et al. [45]

14

14.14

14/0

/

57.14

16

14.08

16/0

/

52.63

D

Accuracy

PLD

5

1.14

0.15

0.07

8.5

0.8

14

14.14

14/0

/

57.14

16

14.08

16/0

/

52.63

D

d'

PLD

5

0.82

0.14

0.07

14

14.14

14/0

/

57.14

16

14.08

16/0

/

52.63

D

d'

PLD

5

0.64

0.13

0.07

Saygin et al. [11]

16

33.75

13/3

112.2

107.2

20

37.75

14/7

113.2

108.6

D

Thresholds

PLD (12 points)

0.583

0.08

0.11

0.06

8

0.73

Sotoodeh et al .[62]

20

11.3

17/3

/

77.3

20

11.4

17/3

/

106

AR

Accuracy

PLD (13 points)

2s (3 times)

0.85

0.1

0.05

9

0.82

20

11.3

17/3

/

77.3

20

11.4

17/3

/

106

AR

RT

PLD (13 points)

2s (3 times)

1.85

0.14

0.06

Swettenham et al. [63]

13

9.583

/

/

/

13

8.5

/

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (13 points)

/

0.39

0.15

0.08

8.5

0.77

Turi et al. [64]

19

11.49

16/3

105.9

/

18

11.94

14/4

107.6

/

AR

d'

PLD (23 points)

0.90 ± 0.15

1.64

0.14

0.06

9

0.8

19

11.49

16/3

105.9

/

18

11.94

14/4

107.6

/

AR

d'

PLD (23 points)

0.90 ± 0.15

0.44

0.11

0.05

van Boxtel et al. [20]

16

14.04

12/4

101.5

99.94

17

13.32

13/4

112.2

108.6

AR

Thresholds

PLD

1

0.27

0.12

0.06

9

0.82

von der Luhe et al. [65]

16

41.56

12/4

116.9

/

16

36.19

10/6

115.3

/

D

Accuracy

PLD

3.6–4.3

0.47

0.12

0.06

8.5

0.89

16

41.56

12/4

116.9

/

16

36.19

10/6

115.3

/

D

Accuracy

PLD

3.6–4.3

0.53

0.12

0.06

Wang et [46].

21

5.588

17/4

/

/

21

4.95

16/5

/

/

AR

Accuracy

PLD (11 points)

2

1.07

0.11

0.05

8.5

0.8

Eye-tracking

Annaz et al. [26]

17

5.583

/

/

/

17

5.5

/

/

/

PV

% fixations

PLD

6

1.19

0.13

0.06

8.5

0.73

17

5.583

/

/

/

17

5.5

/

/

/

PV

% fixations

PLD

6

1.75

0.16

0.07

Burnside et al. [66]

16

5.22

16/0

/

/

16

3.98

8/8

/

/

PV

% fixations

PLD (13 points)

6

0.29

0.12

0.06

8.5

0.82

Fujioka et al. [28]

21

27.6

21/0

99.8

96.4

35

25.2

35/0

/

/

D

% fixations

PLD

20

0.32

0.08

0.04

8

0.8

Fujisawa et al. [29]

15

4.824

12/3

/

/

58

4.008

27/31

/

/

D

% fixations

PLD

20

− 0.2

0.08

0.03

8

0.73

Nackaerts et al. [15]

12

34.9

7/5

111.5

105.7

12

31.5

7/5

115.5

115.3

ER

Fixation time

PLD (12 points)

3

3.27

0.38

0.13

8

0.8

12

34.9

7/5

111.5

105.7

12

31.5

7/5

115.5

115.3

AR

Fixation time

PLD (12 points)

3

2.58

0.29

0.11

EEG

Bernier et al. [67]

14

23.6

0/14

114

107.6

15

26.7

0/15

108.9

105.4

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

2.5–20

0.88

0.14

0.07

8.5

0.84

Bernier et al. [68]

19

6.4

18/1

118.3

112

19

6.9

17/2

95.5

96.3

PV

mu-power ration (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

− 0.06

0.11

0.05

9

0.77

Hirai et al. [69]

12

15.7

11/1

/

/

12

16.5

11/1

/

/

PV

Amplitude N100

PLD

0.990

− 0.21

0.16

0.08

8.5

0.77

12

15.7

11/1

/

/

12

16.5

11/1

/

/

PV

Amplitude N100

PLD

0.990

0.71

0.17

0.08

Dumas et al. [70]

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

3.29

0.26

0.08

8.5

0.73

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

2.83

0.23

0.08

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

2.76

0.22

0.07

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

0.05

0.13

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

1.95

0.18

0.07

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 HZ)

FLD

6

-0.33

0.13

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

0.17

0.13

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

0.79

0.14

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

− 0.64

0.13

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

− 0.6

0.13

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

− 0.9

0.14

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–10 HZ)

FLD

6

− 1.31

0.15

0.06

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

4.96

0.44

0.10

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

4.92

0.43

0.10

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

5.52

0.51

0.11

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

3.98

0.33

0.09

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

− 4.33

0.36

0.09

10

33.9

7/3

/

/

30

28.7

14/16

/

/

PV

mu-power ratio (11–13 HZ)

FLD

6

1.9

0.17

0.07

Raymaekers et al. [38]

20

11.158

18/2

103.2

/

19

10.719

14/5

112.7

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 Hz)

FLD

80

0.47

0.1

0.05

9

0.8

20

11.158

18/2

103.2

/

19

10.719

14/5

112.7

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 Hz)

FLD

80

0.48

0.1

0.05

20

11.158

18/2

103.2

/

19

10.719

14/5

112.7

/

PV

mu-power ratio (8–13 Hz)

FLD

80

0.91

0.11

0.05

  1. N sample size, FSIQ full-scale IQ, NVIQ non-verbal IQ, AR action recognition, D BM detection or , ER emotion recognition, PV passive viewing, FLD full-light display, PLD point-light display, d' sensitivity index, g Hedges’ g, var. g estimated variance of g, SE(g) estimated standard error of g, WoE weight of evidence, SQA standard quality assessment score
  2. Papers that only reported performance index (accuracy/RT) or in addition to other findings