Autism-Related Differences in Cortical Activation When Observing, Producing, and Imitating Communicative Gestures: An fNIRS Study

Autism-Related Differences in Cortical Activation When Observing, Producing, and Imitating Communicative Gestures: An fNIRS Study

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties in gestural communication during social interactions. However, the neural mechanisms involved in naturalistic gestural communication remain poorly understood. In this study, cortical activation patterns associated with gestural communica...

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Main Authors: Wan-Chun Su, McKenzie Culotta, Jessica Mueller, Daisuke Tsuzuki, Anjana N. Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
autism spectrum disorder
functional near-infrared spectroscopy
communicative gesture
gesture production
gesture processing
imitation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/9/1284

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