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ERIC Number: EJ1059068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-May
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Cortical Variability in the Sensory-Evoked Response in Autism
Haigh, Sarah M.; Heeger, David J.; Dinstein, Ilan; Minshew, Nancy; Behrmann, Marlene
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v45 n5 p1176-1190 May 2015
Previous findings have shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) evince greater intra-individual variability (IIV) in their sensory-evoked fMRI responses compared to typical control participants. We explore the robustness of this finding with a new sample of high-functioning adults with autism. Participants were presented with visual, somatosensory and auditory stimuli in the scanner whilst they completed a one-back task. While ASD and control participants were statistically indistinguishable with respect to behavioral responses, the new ASD group exhibited greater IIV relative to controls. We also show that the IIV was equivalent across hemispheres and remained stable over the duration of the experiment. This suggests that greater cortical IIV may be a replicable characteristic of sensory systems in autism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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