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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Processing of Affective Speech Prosody is Impaired in Asperger Syndrome

Auteurs: Pirjo Korpilahti, Eira Jansson-Verkasalo, Marja-Leena Mattila, Sanna Kuusikko, Kalervo Suominen, Seppo Rytky, David L. Pauls, Irma Moilanen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2007

Abstract

Many people with the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome (AS) show poorly developed skills in understanding emotional messages. The present study addressed discrimination of speech prosody in children with AS at neurophysiological level. Detection of affective prosody was investigated in one-word utterances as indexed by the N1 and the mismatch negativity (MMN) of auditory event-related potentials (ERPs). Data from fourteen boys with AS were compared with those for thirteen typically developed boys. These results suggest atypical neural responses to affective prosody in children with AS and their fathers, especially over the RH, and that this impairment can already be seen at low-level information processes. Our results provide evidence for familial patterns of abnormal auditory brain reactions to prosodic features of speech.

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Titel: Processing of Affective Speech Prosody is Impaired in Asperger Syndrome
Auteurs: Pirjo Korpilahti
Eira Jansson-Verkasalo
Marja-Leena Mattila
Sanna Kuusikko
Kalervo Suominen
Seppo Rytky
David L. Pauls
Irma Moilanen
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2007
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0271-2

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