Affective Modulation of the Startle Eyeblink and Postauricular Reflexes in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Dichter, Gabriel S.; Benning, Stephen D.; Holtzclaw, Tia N.; Bodfish, James W.
Titel	Affective Modulation of the Startle Eyeblink and Postauricular Reflexes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (2010) 7, S.858-869 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-009-0925-y
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Eye Movements; Visual Stimuli; Comparative Analysis; Affective Behavior; Cognitive Processes; Responses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Augenbewegung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Eyeblink and postauricular reflexes to standardized affective images were examined in individuals without (n = 37) and with (n = 20) autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Affective reflex modulation in control participants replicated previous findings. The ASD group, however, showed anomalous reflex modulation patterns, despite similar self-report ratings of pictures. Specifically, the ASD group demonstrated exaggerated eyeblink responses to pleasant images and exaggerated postauricular responses to unpleasant images. Although ASD is often conceptualized in terms of specific deficits in affective responding in the social domain, the present results suggest a domain-general pattern of deficits in affective processing and that such deficits may arise at an early phase in the stream of information processing. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10