Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning
Abstract Impairment in predictive processes gained a lot of attention in recent years as an explanation for autistic symptoms. However, empirical evidence does not always underpin this framework. Thus, it is unclear what aspects of predictive processing are affected in autism spectrum disorder. In t...
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| author | Orsolya Pesthy Kinga Farkas Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe Anna Guttengéber Eszter Komoróczy Karolina Janacsek János M. Réthelyi Dezső Németh |
| author_facet | Orsolya Pesthy Kinga Farkas Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe Anna Guttengéber Eszter Komoróczy Karolina Janacsek János M. Réthelyi Dezső Németh |
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| description | Abstract Impairment in predictive processes gained a lot of attention in recent years as an explanation for autistic symptoms. However, empirical evidence does not always underpin this framework. Thus, it is unclear what aspects of predictive processing are affected in autism spectrum disorder. In this study, we tested autistic adults on a task in which participants acquire probability-based regularities (that is, a statistical learning task). Twenty neurotypical and 22 autistic adults learned a probabilistic, temporally distributed regularity for about 40 min. Using frequentist and Bayesian methods, we found that autistic adults performed comparably to neurotypical adults, and the dynamics of learning did not differ between groups either. Thus, our study provides evidence for intact statistical learning in autistic adults. Furthermore, we discuss potential ways this result can extend the scope of the predictive processing framework, noting that atypical processing might not always mean a deficit in performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6c97a4d101c45b68be639912723a9bb2023-07-23T11:11:41ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111010.1038/s41598-023-38708-3Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learningOrsolya Pesthy0Kinga Farkas1Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe2Anna Guttengéber3Eszter Komoróczy4Karolina Janacsek5János M. Réthelyi6Dezső Németh7Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis UniversityLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis UniversityLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Abstract Impairment in predictive processes gained a lot of attention in recent years as an explanation for autistic symptoms. However, empirical evidence does not always underpin this framework. Thus, it is unclear what aspects of predictive processing are affected in autism spectrum disorder. In this study, we tested autistic adults on a task in which participants acquire probability-based regularities (that is, a statistical learning task). Twenty neurotypical and 22 autistic adults learned a probabilistic, temporally distributed regularity for about 40 min. Using frequentist and Bayesian methods, we found that autistic adults performed comparably to neurotypical adults, and the dynamics of learning did not differ between groups either. Thus, our study provides evidence for intact statistical learning in autistic adults. Furthermore, we discuss potential ways this result can extend the scope of the predictive processing framework, noting that atypical processing might not always mean a deficit in performance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38708-3 |
| spellingShingle | Orsolya Pesthy Kinga Farkas Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe Anna Guttengéber Eszter Komoróczy Karolina Janacsek János M. Réthelyi Dezső Németh Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning Scientific Reports |
| title | Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning |
| title_full | Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning |
| title_fullStr | Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning |
| title_short | Intact predictive processing in autistic adults: evidence from statistical learning |
| title_sort | intact predictive processing in autistic adults evidence from statistical learning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38708-3 |
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