biostudies-literatureKeehn BNIMH NIH HHSNINDS NIH HHS528-536https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5695879biostudies-literatureUnknown2(6)<h4>Background</h4>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with deficits in adaptively orienting attention to behaviorally-relevant information. Neural oscillatory activity plays a key role in brain function and provides a high-resolution temporal marker of attention dynamics. Alpha band (8-12 Hz) activity is associated with both selecting task-relevant stimuli and filtering task-irrelevant information.<h4>Methods</h4>The present study used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine alpha-band oscillatory activity associated with attentional capture in nineteen children with ASD and twenty-one age- and IQ-matched typically developing (TD) children. Participants completed a rapid serial visual presentation paradigm designed to investigate responses to behaviorally-relevant targets and conBiological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimagingAutism, Attention, and Alpha Oscillations: An Electrophysiological Study of Attentional Capture.PMC5695879R01 NS042639R01 MH081023Muller RAWesterfield MTownsend JKeehn BfalseAutism, Attention, and Alpha Oscillations: An Electrophysiological Study of Attentional Capture.<h4>Background</h4>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with deficits in adaptively orienting attention to behaviorally-relevant information. Neural oscillatory activity plays a key role in brain function and provides a high-resolution temporal marker of attention dynamics. Alpha band (8-12 Hz) activity is associated with both selecting task-relevant stimuli and filtering task-irrelevant information.<h4>Methods</h4>The present study used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine alpha-band oscillatory activity associated with attentional capture in nineteen children with ASD and twenty-one age- and IQ-matched typically developing (TD) children. Participants completed a rapid serial visual presentation paradigm designed to investigate responses to behaviorally-relevant targets and con2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Sep2025-04-21T19:49:37.326Z2019-03-26T23:53:13ZS-EPMC56958792917075910.1016/j.bpsc.2017.06.006