Oscillatory entrainment mechanisms and anticipatory predictive processes in children with autism spectrum disorder
Shlomit Beker, John J. Foxe, Sophie Molholm
Abstract
We examined behavioral and EEG indices of predictive processing in children with ASD to rhythmically predictable stimuli. Although behavioral measures of predictive processing and evoked neural responses were intact in the ASD group, neurophysiological measures of preparatory activity and entrainment were impaired. When sensory events are presented in a predictable temporal pattern, performance and neuronal responses in ASD may be governed more by the occurrence of the events themselves and less by their anticipated timing.
Topics & Concepts
Entrainment (biomusicology)PsychologyAutism spectrum disorderStimulus (psychology)FacilitationElectroencephalographyNeuroscienceRhythmAutismEvent-related potentialElectrophysiologyCognitive psychologyDevelopmental psychologyPhilosophyAestheticsNeural dynamics and brain functionEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies