Response inhibition and serotonin in autism: a functional MRI study using acute tryptophan depletion.

ABSTRACT: It has been suggested that the restricted, stereotyped and repetitive behaviours typically found in autism are underpinned by deficits of inhibitory control. The biological basis of this is unknown but may include differences in the modulatory role of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, which are implicated in the condition. However, this has never been tested directly. We therefore assessed the modifying role of serotonin on inhibitory brain function during a Go/No-Go task in 14 adults with autism and normal intelligence and 14 control subjects that did not differ in gender, age and intelligence. We undertook a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of acute tryptophan depletion using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Following sham, adults with autism relative to contro

SUBMITTER: Daly E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4132649 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature