Browsing by Subject "autism spectrum disorder"
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(2015-12-08)Department: NeuroscienceAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social behavior. It is unclear if deficits are due to disinterest in social stimuli, or to an elevated stress response. The ...
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(2018-12-20)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe present work describes a series of EEG / ERP studies conducted to develop a short passive paradigm that is sensitive to the detection of cortical markers of auditory processing and social motivation. A novel oddball ...
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(2015-03-25)Department: NeuroscienceApproximately 25% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) possess elevated whole blood serotonin (5-HT) levels, termed hyperserotonemia. However, the connection between this biomarker and the pathophysiology of ...
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(2019-03-14)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThis study evaluates evidence of validity of multiple vocal measures purported to assess vocal development in young children with autism spectrum disorder in the early stages of language learning. Participants include 87 ...
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(2019-02-13)Department: PharmacologyDopamine (DA) signaling plays an important role in the central nervous system by regulating a variety of functions including attention, motivation, reward, movement and courtship. Alterations in DA signaling have been ...
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(2020-08-19)Department: Hearing & Speech SciencesDifferences in sensory functioning — and audiovisual multisensory integration in particular — are commonly observed in individuals with autism. Difficulty integrating auditory and visual speech signals, in particular the ...
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(2020-03-25)Department: NeuroscienceAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction. Many individuals with ASD experience significant psychological and physiological stress during peer interactions. ...
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(2019-08-30)Department: Electrical EngineeringAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social interaction deficits, verbal and non-verbal communication skill deficits, repetitive behaviors, and fixed interests. Given the limited availability of professionals ...
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(2017-08-08)Department: NeuroscienceStudies of genetics and neural structure and function have implicated reward circuitry in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Consequences of atypical reward have been studied most thoroughly in the context ...
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(2011-12-08)Department: NeuroscienceAutism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders. Although research on ASDs has implicated multiple genes in pathogenesis, etiology for the majority of cases remains unknown. In the context ...
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(2023-07-18)Department: Biomedical InformaticsIndividuals with ASD are at higher risk for suicide than individuals without ASD. Currently, we are not doing a particularly good job of identifying patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at risk for suicide. The ...