Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Theories of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have focused on altered perceptual integration of sensory features as a possible core deficit. Yet, there is little understanding of the neuronal processing of elementary sensory features in ASD. For typically developed individuals, we previously establish...
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| author | Ina Peiker Till R Schneider Elizabeth Milne Daniel Schöttle Kai Vogeley Alexander Münchau Odette Schunke Markus Siegel Andreas K Engel Nicole David |
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| description | Theories of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have focused on altered perceptual integration of sensory features as a possible core deficit. Yet, there is little understanding of the neuronal processing of elementary sensory features in ASD. For typically developed individuals, we previously established a direct link between frequency-specific neural activity and the intensity of a specific sensory feature: Gamma-band activity in the visual cortex increased approximately linearly with the strength of visual motion. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we investigated whether in individuals with ASD neural activity reflect the coherence, and thus intensity, of visual motion in a similar fashion. Thirteen adult participants with ASD and 14 control participants performed a motion direction discrimination task with increasing levels of motion coherence. A polynomial regression analysis revealed that gamma-band power increased significantly stronger with motion coherence in ASD compared to controls, suggesting excessive visual activation with increasing stimulus intensity originating from motion-responsive visual areas V3, V6 and hMT/V5. Enhanced neural responses with increasing stimulus intensity suggest an enhanced response gain in ASD. Response gain is controlled by excitatory-inhibitory interactions, which also drive high-frequency oscillations in the gamma-band. Thus, our data suggest that a disturbed excitatory-inhibitory balance underlies enhanced neural responses to coherent motion in ASD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a17b2a99d01146119028a13e92fe7d062022-12-22T00:53:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01107e013253110.1371/journal.pone.0132531Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Ina PeikerTill R SchneiderElizabeth MilneDaniel SchöttleKai VogeleyAlexander MünchauOdette SchunkeMarkus SiegelAndreas K EngelNicole DavidTheories of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have focused on altered perceptual integration of sensory features as a possible core deficit. Yet, there is little understanding of the neuronal processing of elementary sensory features in ASD. For typically developed individuals, we previously established a direct link between frequency-specific neural activity and the intensity of a specific sensory feature: Gamma-band activity in the visual cortex increased approximately linearly with the strength of visual motion. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we investigated whether in individuals with ASD neural activity reflect the coherence, and thus intensity, of visual motion in a similar fashion. Thirteen adult participants with ASD and 14 control participants performed a motion direction discrimination task with increasing levels of motion coherence. A polynomial regression analysis revealed that gamma-band power increased significantly stronger with motion coherence in ASD compared to controls, suggesting excessive visual activation with increasing stimulus intensity originating from motion-responsive visual areas V3, V6 and hMT/V5. Enhanced neural responses with increasing stimulus intensity suggest an enhanced response gain in ASD. Response gain is controlled by excitatory-inhibitory interactions, which also drive high-frequency oscillations in the gamma-band. Thus, our data suggest that a disturbed excitatory-inhibitory balance underlies enhanced neural responses to coherent motion in ASD.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492621?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Ina Peiker Till R Schneider Elizabeth Milne Daniel Schöttle Kai Vogeley Alexander Münchau Odette Schunke Markus Siegel Andreas K Engel Nicole David Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. PLoS ONE |
| title | Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| title_full | Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| title_fullStr | Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| title_short | Stronger Neural Modulation by Visual Motion Intensity in Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| title_sort | stronger neural modulation by visual motion intensity in autism spectrum disorders |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492621?pdf=render |
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