Inflexible Updating of the Self-Other Divide During a Social Context in Autism: Psychophysical, Electrophysiological, and Neural Network Modeling Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects many aspects of life, from social interactions to (multi)sensory processing. Similarly, the condition expresses at a variety of levels of description, from genetics to neural circuits and interpersonal behavior. We attempt to bridge between domains and levels of description by detailing the behavioral, electrophysiological, and putative neural network basis of peripersonal space (PPS) updating in ASD during a social context, given that the encoding of this space relies on appropriate multisensory integration, is malleable by social context, and is thought to delineate the boundary between the self and others.

Methods

Fifty (20 male/30 female) young adults, either diagnosed with ASD or age- and sex-matched individuals, took pa

SUBMITTER: Noel JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8521572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature