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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-12-2013 | Original Paper

Functional Neuroimaging of Social and Nonsocial Cognitive Control in Autism

Auteurs: Antoinette Sabatino, Alison Rittenberg, Noah J. Sasson, Lauren Turner-Brown, James W. Bodfish, Gabriel S. Dichter

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2013

Abstract

This study investigated cognitive control of social and nonsocial information in autism using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and a neurotypical control group completed an oddball target detection task where target stimuli were either faces or nonsocial objects previously shown to be related to circumscribed interests in autism. The ASD group demonstrated relatively increased activation to social targets in right insular cortex and in left superior frontal gyrus and relatively decreased activation to nonsocial targets related to circumscribed interests in multiple frontostriatal brain regions. Findings suggest that frontostriatal recruitment during cognitive control in ASD is contingent on stimulus type, with increased activation for social stimuli and decreased activation for nonsocial stimuli related to circumscribed interests.

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Titel: Functional Neuroimaging of Social and Nonsocial Cognitive Control in Autism
Auteurs: Antoinette Sabatino
Alison Rittenberg
Noah J. Sasson
Lauren Turner-Brown
James W. Bodfish
Gabriel S. Dichter
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1837-4

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