ERIC Number: EJ977157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 11
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Reference Count: 60
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Resting-State Oscillatory Activity in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cornew, Lauren; Roberts, Timothy P. L.; Blaskey, Lisa; Edgar, J. Christopher
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v42 n9 p1884-1894 Sep 2012
Neural oscillatory anomalies in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) suggest an excitatory/inhibitory imbalance; however, the nature and clinical relevance of these anomalies are unclear. Whole-cortex magnetoencephalography data were collected while 50 children (27 with ASD, 23 controls) underwent an eyes-closed resting-state exam. A Fast Fourier Transform was applied and oscillatory activity examined from 1 to 120 Hz at 15 regional sources. Associations between oscillatory anomalies and symptom severity were probed. Children with ASD exhibited regionally specific elevations in delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (8-12 Hz), and high frequency (20-120 Hz) power, supporting an imbalance of neural excitation/inhibition as a neurobiological feature of ASD. Increased temporal and parietal alpha power was associated with greater symptom severity and thus is of particular interest.
Descriptors: Autism, Severity (of Disability), Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Children, Neurological Impairments, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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