Reduced beta connectivity during emotional face processing in adolescents with autism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social cognition. The biological basis of deficits in social cognition in ASD, and their difficulty in processing emotional face information in particular, remains unclear. Atypical communication within and between brain regions has been reported in ASD. Interregional phase-locking is a neurophysiological mechanism mediating communication among brain areas and is understood to support cognitive functions. In the present study we investigated interregional magnetoencephalographic phase synchronization during the perception of emotional faces in adolescents with ASD.

Methods

A total of 22 adolescents with ASD (18 males, mean age =14.2 ± 1.15 years, 22 right-handed) with m

SUBMITTER: Leung RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4218990 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature