Attentional Disengagement and the Locus Coeruleus – Norepinephrine System in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attentional Disengagement and the Locus Coeruleus – Norepinephrine System in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

BackgroundDifferences in non-social attentional functions have been identified as among the earliest features that distinguish infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and may contribute to the emergence of core ASD symptoms. Specifically, slowed attentional disengagement and dif...

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Main Authors: Brandon Keehn, Girija Kadlaskar, Sophia Bergmann, Rebecca McNally Keehn, Alexander Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
autism spectrum disorder
locus coeruleus
attention
disengagement
norepinephrine
pupil
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2021.716447/full

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