Elevated Thresholds for Light Touch in Children With Autism Reflect More Conservative Perceptual Decision-Making Rather Than a Sensory Deficit

Elevated Thresholds for Light Touch in Children With Autism Reflect More Conservative Perceptual Decision-Making Rather Than a Sensory Deficit

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often behaviorally hyper-reactive to light touch, but it is unclear to what degree this arises from a fundamental sensory difference vs. higher order systems for attention or emotion processing. Thus far, experimental findings for light touch detec...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Quinde-Zlibut, Christian D. Okitondo, Zachary J. Williams, Amy Weitlauf, Lisa E. Mash, Brynna H. Heflin, Neil D. Woodward, Carissa J. Cascio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
autism
tactile
psychophysics
response bias
signal detection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00122/full

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