Disentangling Neural Sources of the Motor Interference Effect in High Functioning Autism: An EEG-Study

Autor/inn/en	Deschrijver, Eliane; Wiersema, Jan R.; Brass, Marcel
Titel	Disentangling Neural Sources of the Motor Interference Effect in High Functioning Autism: An EEG-Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47 (2017) 3, S.690-700 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Deschrijver, Eliane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-016-2991-2
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Imitation; Cognitive Processes; Brain; Motor Reactions; Social Cognition; Neurology; Interference (Learning) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Gehirn; Soziale Kognition; Neurologie
Abstract	The role of imitation in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is controversial. Researchers have argued that deficient control of self- and other-related motor representations (self-other distinction) might explain imitation difficulties. In a recent EEG study, we showed that control of imitation relies on high-level as well as on low-level cognitive processes. Here, we aimed to further our insights into control of imitation deficits in ASD. We focused on congruency effects in the P3 (high-level), the N190 and the readiness potential (RP; low-level). We predicted smaller congruency effects within the P3 in the ASD group. However, we found differences in the RP and not in the P3-component. Thus, high-level self-other distinction centred on motor actions may be preserved in ASD, while impairments are reflected during motor preparation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01