Autistic Traits and Enhanced Perceptual Representation of Pitch and Time

Autor/inn/en	Stewart, Mary E.; Griffiths, Timothy D.; Grube, Manon
Titel	Autistic Traits and Enhanced Perceptual Representation of Pitch and Time
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 4, S.1350-1358 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2517-3
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Auditory Discrimination; Time; Acoustics; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Zeit; Akustik; Korrelation
Abstract	Enhanced basic perceptual discrimination has been reported for pitch in individuals with autism spectrum conditions. We test whether there is a correlational pattern of enhancement across the broader autism phenotype and whether this correlation occurs for the discrimination of pitch, time and loudness. Scores on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient correlated significantly with the pitch discrimination (r = -0.51, p < 0.05) and the time-interval discrimination (r = -0.45, p < 0.05) task that were based on a fixed reference. No correlation was found for intensity discrimination based on a fixed reference, nor for a variable reference based time-interval discrimination. The correlations suggest a relationship between autistic traits and the ability to form an enhanced, stable and highly accurate representation of auditory events in the pitch and time dimensions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01