Atypical Pattern of Frontal EEG Asymmetry for Direct Gaze in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study examined approach-motivation related brain activity (frontal electroencephalogram [EEG] asymmetry) in response to direct and averted gaze in 3- to 6-year-old typically developing (TD) children, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those with intellectual disability (ID). We f...

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Autores principales: Lauttia, Jenni, Helminen, Terhi M., Leppänen, Jukka M., Yrttiaho, Santeri, Eriksson, Kai, Hietanen, Jari K., Kylliäinen, Anneli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6667421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31124026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04062-5
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Sumario:This study examined approach-motivation related brain activity (frontal electroencephalogram [EEG] asymmetry) in response to direct and averted gaze in 3- to 6-year-old typically developing (TD) children, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those with intellectual disability (ID). We found that, in TD children, direct gaze elicited greater approach-related frontal EEG activity than did downcast gaze. This pattern of activity was in contrast to that observed in children with ASD, who showed greater approach-related activity in response to downcast gaze than to direct gaze. ID children did not differ in their responses to different gaze conditions. These findings indicate that another person’s direct gaze does not elicit approach-motivation related brain activity in young children with ASD.

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