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Latrèche K, Godel M, Franchini M, Journal F, Kojovic N, Schaer M. Early trajectories and moderators of autistic language profiles: A longitudinal study in preschoolers. AUTISM : THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2024:13623613241253015. [PMID: 38770974 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241253015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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LAY ABSTRACT Language development can greatly vary among autistic children. Children who struggle with language acquisition often face many challenges and experience lower quality of life. However, little is known about the early language trajectories of autistic preschoolers and their moderators. Autistic language can be stratified into three profiles. Language unimpaired experience little to no language difficulties; language impaired show significant difficulties in language; minimally verbal never develop functional language. In this study, we used a longitudinal sample of preschoolers with autism and with typical development (aged 1.5-5.7 years). We replicated the three language profiles through a data-driven approach. We also found that different factors modulated the language outcome within each group. For instance, non-verbal cognition at age 2.4 moderated the participants' attribution to each language profile. Moreover, early intervention moderated verbal outcome in the language impaired profile. In conclusion, we provided a detailed description of how autistic preschoolers acquire language, and what factors might influence their trajectories. Our findings could inspire more personalized intervention for early autistic language difficulties.
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Dong Q, Li J, Ju Y, Xiao C, Li K, Shi B, Zheng W, Zhang Y. Altered Relationship between Functional Connectivity and Fiber-Bundle Structure in High-Functioning Male Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1098. [PMID: 37509029 PMCID: PMC10377258 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13071098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in structure and function of the brain. However, how ASD affects the relationship between fiber-bundle microstructures and functional connectivity (FC) remains unclear. Here, we analyzed structural and functional images of 26 high-functioning adult males with ASD, alongside 26 age-, gender-, and full-scale IQ-matched typically developing controls (TDCs) from the BNI dataset in the ABIDE database. We utilized fixel-based analysis to extract microstructural information from fiber tracts, which was then used to predict FC using a multilinear model. Our results revealed that the structure-function relationships in both ASD and TDC cohorts were strongly aligned in the primary cortex but decoupled in the high-order cortex, and the ASD patients exhibited reduced structure-function relationships throughout the cortex compared to the TDCs. Furthermore, we observed that the disrupted relationships in ASD were primarily driven by alterations in FC rather than fiber-bundle microstructures. The structure-function relationships in the left superior parietal cortex, right precentral and inferior temporal cortices, and bilateral insula could predict individual differences in clinical symptoms of ASD patients. These findings underscore the significance of altered relationships between fiber-bundle microstructures and FC in the etiology of ASD.
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- Qiangli Dong
- Department of Psychiatry, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry & National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Psychiatry & National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Psychiatry & National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry & National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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Wilkinson M, Keehn RJ, Linke A, You Y, Gao Y, Alemu K, Correas A, Rosen B, Kohli J, Wagner L, Sridhar A, Marinkovic K, Müller RA. fMRI BOLD and MEG theta power reflect complementary aspects of activity during lexicosemantic decision in adolescents with ASD. NEUROIMAGE. REPORTS 2022; 2:100134. [PMID: 36438080 PMCID: PMC9683354 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Neuroimaging studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been predominantly unimodal. While many fMRI studies have reported atypical activity patterns for diverse tasks, the MEG literature in ASD remains comparatively small. Our group recently reported atypically increased event-related theta power in individuals with ASD during lexicosemantic processing. The current multimodal study examined the relationship between fMRI BOLD signal and anatomically-constrained MEG (aMEG) theta power. Thirty-three adolescents with ASD and 23 typically developing (TD) peers took part in both fMRI and MEG scans, during which they distinguished between standard words (SW), animal words (AW), and pseudowords (PW). Regions-of-interest (ROIs) were derived based on task effects detected in BOLD signal and aMEG theta power. BOLD signal and theta power were extracted for each ROI and word condition. Compared to TD participants, increased theta power in the ASD group was found across several time windows and regions including left fusiform and inferior frontal, as well as right angular and anterior cingulate gyri, whereas BOLD signal was significantly increased in the ASD group only in right anterior cingulate gyrus. No significant correlations were observed between BOLD signal and theta power. Findings suggest that the common interpretation of increases in BOLD signal and theta power as 'activation' require careful differentiation, as these reflect largely distinct aspects of regional brain activity. Some group differences in dynamic neural processing detected with aMEG that are likely relevant for lexical processing may be obscured by the hemodynamic signal source and low temporal resolution of fMRI.
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- M. Wilkinson
- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States,Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States,Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States,Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States,Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States,Radiology Department, University of California at San Diego, CA, United States
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States,Brain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States,Corresponding author. San Diego State University, 6363 Alvarado Ct., Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92120, United States. (R.-A. Müller)
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Neural substrates of theory of mind in adults with autism spectrum disorder: An fMRI study of the social animation task. J Formos Med Assoc 2022:S0929-6646(22)00393-X. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sukenik N, Tuller L. Lexical Semantic Knowledge of Children with ASD—a Review Study. REVIEW JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40489-021-00272-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AbstractStudies on the lexical semantic abilities of children with autism have yielded contradicting results. The aim of the current review was to explore studies that have specifically focused on the lexical semantic abilities of children with ASD and try to find an explanation for these contradictions. In the 32 studies reviewed, no single factor was found to affect lexical semantic skills, although children with broader linguistic impairment generally, but not universally, also showed impaired lexical semantic skills. The need for future studies with young ASD participants, with differing intellectual functioning, longitudinal studies, and studies assessing a wide range of language domains are discussed.
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Chang JC, Lai MC, Tai YM, Gau SSF. Mental health correlates and potential childhood predictors for the wish to be of the opposite sex in young autistic adults. AUTISM : THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2021; 26:146-159. [PMID: 34120486 DOI: 10.1177/13623613211024098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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LAY ABSTRACT Autistic people/people with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to experience gender dysphoria. However, the possible longitudinal predictors and underlying mechanisms of this co-occurrence are unclear. To fill this knowledge gap, we assessed 88 people with autism spectrum disorder and 42 typically developing individuals at their average ages of 13.0 (baseline, childhood/adolescence) and 20.2 years old (follow-up, adulthood). At follow-up, their endorsement on the item "I wish I was the opposite sex" was used to evaluate gender dysphoric symptoms. We compared mental health symptoms between adults with and without this item endorsement at the follow-up assessment. We explored parent-reported family and autism characteristics-related predictors in childhood/adolescence to this item endorsement in adulthood. We found that more autistic adults reported the wish to be of the opposite sex than did typically developing individuals. Autistic adults who endorsed this item experienced more mental health challenges, more school bullying and cyberbullying, more suicidal ideation, and worse quality of life. Moreover, parent-reported lower family support and more stereotyped/repetitive behaviors during childhood/adolescence predicted the self-reported wish to be of the opposite sex in adulthood in autistic individuals. More attention and support should be provided to autistic people regarding gender development and related mental health and quality of life impact, especially during the transition period to young adulthood.
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan.,Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada.,University of Toronto, Canada.,University of Cambridge, UK
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Increased white matter metabolic rates in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Brain Imaging Behav 2019; 12:1290-1305. [PMID: 29168086 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9785-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia are often characterized as disorders of white matter integrity. Multimodal investigations have reported elevated metabolic rates, cerebral perfusion and basal activity in various white matter regions in schizophrenia, but none of these functions has previously been studied in ASD. We used 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to compare white matter metabolic rates in subjects with ASD (n = 25) to those with schizophrenia (n = 41) and healthy controls (n = 55) across a wide range of stereotaxically placed regions-of-interest. Both subjects with ASD and schizophrenia showed increased metabolic rates across the white matter regions assessed, including internal capsule, corpus callosum, and white matter in the frontal and temporal lobes. These increases were more pronounced, more widespread and more asymmetrical in subjects with ASD than in those with schizophrenia. The highest metabolic increases in both disorders were seen in the prefrontal white matter and anterior limb of the internal capsule. Compared to normal controls, differences in gray matter metabolism were less prominent and differences in adjacent white matter metabolism were more prominent in subjects with ASD than in those with schizophrenia. Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia are associated with heightened metabolic activity throughout the white matter. Unlike in the gray matter, the vector of white matter metabolic abnormalities appears to be similar in ASD and schizophrenia, may reflect inefficient functional connectivity with compensatory hypermetabolism, and may be a common feature of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Kim N, Choi US, Ha S, Lee SB, Song SH, Song DH, Cheon KA. Aberrant Neural Activation Underlying Idiom Comprehension in Korean Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Yonsei Med J 2018; 59:897-903. [PMID: 30091324 PMCID: PMC6082980 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2018.59.7.897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication impairments and repetitive behaviors or restricted interests. Impaired pragmatic language comprehension is a universal feature in individuals with ASD. However, the underlying neural basis of pragmatic language is poorly understood. In the present study, we examined neural activation patterns associated with impaired pragmatic language comprehension in ASD, compared to typically developing children (TDC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was applied to 15 children with ASD and 18 TDC using the Korean pragmatic language task. RESULTS Children with ASD were less accurate than TDC at comprehending idioms, particularly when they were required to interpret idioms with mismatched images (mismatched condition). Children with ASD also showed different patterns of neural activity than TDC in all three conditions (neutral, matched, and mismatched). Specifically, children with ASD showed decreased activation in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) (Brodmann area 47) in the mismatched condition, compared with TDC (IFG; t(31)=3.17, p<0.001). CONCLUSION These results suggest that children with ASD face difficulties in comprehending pragmatic expressions and apply different pragmatic language processes at the neural level.
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- Namwook Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, PURME Foundation NEXON Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Korea
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- Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Severance Children's Hospital, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Severance Children's Hospital, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Severance Children's Hospital, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Maternal and Family Processes in Different Subgroups of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 47:177-194. [DOI: 10.1007/s10802-018-0404-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Katz J, d'Albis MA, Boisgontier J, Poupon C, Mangin JF, Guevara P, Duclap D, Hamdani N, Petit J, Monnet D, Le Corvoisier P, Leboyer M, Delorme R, Houenou J. Similar white matter but opposite grey matter changes in schizophrenia and high-functioning autism. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2016; 134:31-9. [PMID: 27105136 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE High-functioning autism (HFA) and schizophrenia (SZ) are two of the main neurodevelopmental disorders, sharing several clinical dimensions and risk factors. Their exact relationship is poorly understood, and few studies have directly compared both disorders. Our aim was thus to directly compare neuroanatomy of HFA and SZ using a multimodal MRI design. METHODS We scanned 79 male adult subjects with 3T MRI (23 with HFA, 24 with SZ and 32 healthy controls, with similar non-verbal IQ). We compared them using both diffusion-based whole-brain tractography and T1 voxel-based morphometry. RESULTS HFA and SZ groups exhibited similar white matter alterations in the left fronto-occipital inferior fasciculus with a decrease in generalized fractional anisotropy compared with controls. In grey matter, the HFA group demonstrated bilateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate increases in contrast with prefrontal and left temporal reductions in SZ. CONCLUSION HFA and SZ may share common white matter deficits in long-range connections involved in social functions, but opposite grey matter abnormalities in frontal regions that subserve complex cognitive functions. Our results are consistent with the fronto-occipital underconnectivity theory of HFA and the altered connectivity hypothesis of SZ and suggest the existence of both associated and diametrical liabilities to these two conditions.
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- J Katz
- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,UNIACT Lab, Psychiatry Team, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,UNIACT Lab, Psychiatry Team, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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- Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,UNIACT Lab, Psychiatry Team, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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- UNIRS Lab, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- UNATI Lab, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
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- UNIRS Lab, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
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- Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1430, INSERM, Créteil, France.,APHP, GH Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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- Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions, CNRS URA 2182 'Genes, Synapses and Cognition', Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,APHP, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Pôle de Psychiatrie, DHU PePsy, Hôpitaux Universitaires Mondor, Créteil, France.,Faculté de médecine, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France.,Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.,UNIACT Lab, Psychiatry Team, Neurospin, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France.,INSERM, U955 Equipe 15 «Psychiatrie Translationnelle», IMRB, Créteil, France
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Chen SF, Chien YL, Wu CT, Shang CY, Wu YY, Gau SS. Deficits in executive functions among youths with autism spectrum disorders: an age-stratified analysis. Psychol Med 2016; 46:1625-1638. [PMID: 26997535 PMCID: PMC4873936 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715002238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impaired executive function (EF) is suggested to be one of the core features in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however, little is known about whether the extent of worse EF in ASD than typically developing (TD) controls is age-dependent. We used age-stratified analysis to reveal this issue. METHOD We assessed 111 youths with ASD (aged 12.5 ± 2.8 years, male 94.6%) and 114 age-, and sex-matched TD controls with Digit Span and four EF tasks of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): Spatial Span (SSP), Spatial Working Memory (SWM), Stockings of Cambridge (SOC), and Intradimensional/Extradimensional Shift Test (I/ED). RESULTS Compared to TD controls, youths with ASD performed poorer on the Digit Span, SWM, SOC, and I/ED tasks. The performance of all the tasks improved with age for both groups. Age-stratified analyses were conducted due to significant age × group interactions in visuospatial planning (SOC) and set-shifting (I/ED) and showed that poorer performance on these two tasks in ASD than TD controls was found only in the child (aged 8-12 years) rather than the adolescent (aged 13-18 years) group. By contrast, youths with ASD had impaired working memory, regardless of age. The increased magnitude of group difference in visuospatial planning (SOC) with increased task demands differed between the two age groups but no age moderating effect on spatial working memory. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support deficits in visuospatial working memory and planning in youths with ASD; however, worse performance in set-shifting may only be demonstrated in children with ASD.
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- S.-F. Chen
- Department of Psychiatry,
National Taiwan University Hospital & College of
Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry,
Taipei Tzu Chi General Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi
Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Occupational Therapy,
College of Medicine, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry,
National Taiwan University Hospital & College of
Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine,
College of Medicine, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry,
National Taiwan University Hospital & College of
Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Occupational Therapy,
College of Medicine, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry,
National Taiwan University Hospital & College of
Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry,
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou,
Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry,
National Taiwan University Hospital & College of
Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Occupational Therapy,
College of Medicine, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine,
College of Medicine, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychology,
Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, Graduate
Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National
Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chen PJ, Gau SSF, Lee SH, Chou TL. Differences in age-dependent neural correlates of semantic processing between youths with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing youths. Autism Res 2016; 9:1263-1273. [DOI: 10.1002/aur.1616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Pin-Jane Chen
- Department of Psychology; National Taiwan University; Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology; National Taiwan University; Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry; National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine; Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University; Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology; National Taiwan University; Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology; National Taiwan University; Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University; Taiwan
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Lai MC, Lombardo MV, Ecker C, Chakrabarti B, Suckling J, Bullmore ET, Happé F, Murphy DGM, Baron-Cohen S. Neuroanatomy of Individual Differences in Language in Adult Males with Autism. Cereb Cortex 2015; 25:3613-28. [PMID: 25249409 PMCID: PMC4585508 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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One potential source of heterogeneity within autism spectrum conditions (ASC) is language development and ability. In 80 high-functioning male adults with ASC, we tested if variations in developmental and current structural language are associated with current neuroanatomy. Groups with and without language delay differed behaviorally in early social reciprocity, current language, but not current autistic features. Language delay was associated with larger total gray matter (GM) volume, smaller relative volume at bilateral insula, ventral basal ganglia, and right superior, middle, and polar temporal structures, and larger relative volume at pons and medulla oblongata in adulthood. Despite this heterogeneity, those with and without language delay showed significant commonality in morphometric features when contrasted with matched neurotypical individuals (n = 57). In ASC, better current language was associated with increased GM volume in bilateral temporal pole, superior temporal regions, dorsolateral fronto-parietal and cerebellar structures, and increased white matter volume in distributed frontal and insular regions. Furthermore, current language-neuroanatomy correlation patterns were similar across subgroups with or without language delay. High-functioning adult males with ASC show neuroanatomical variations associated with both developmental and current language characteristics. This underscores the importance of including both developmental and current language as specifiers for ASC, to help clarify heterogeneity.
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- Meng-Chuan Lai
- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 8AH, UK,Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 8AH, UK,Department of Psychology and Center for Applied Neuroscience, University of Cyprus, Nicosia CY 1678, Cyprus
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, PO23, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 8AH, UK,School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UK
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- Brain Mapping Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK,Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB21 5EF, UK
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- Brain Mapping Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK,GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Unit Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK,Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB21 5EF, UK
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, PO80, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, PO23, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 8AH, UK,Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB21 5EF, UK
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Khosrowabadi R, Quek C, Ang KK, Wahab A, Annabel Chen SH. Dynamic screening of autistic children in various mental states using pattern of connectivity between brain regions. Appl Soft Comput 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2015.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wu CH, Hwang TJ, Chen PJ, Chou TL, Hsu YC, Liu CM, Wang HL, Chen CM, Hua MS, Hwu HG, Tseng WYI. Reduced structural integrity and functional lateralization of the dorsal language pathway correlate with hallucinations in schizophrenia: a combined diffusion spectrum imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychiatry Res 2014; 224:303-10. [PMID: 25241043 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that structural and functional alterations of the language network are associated with auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenia. However, the ways in which the underlying structure and function of the network are altered and how these alterations are related to each other remain unclear. To elucidate this, we used diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) to reconstruct the dorsal and ventral pathways and employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a semantic task to obtain information about the functional activation in the corresponding regions in 18 patients with schizophrenia and 18 matched controls. The results demonstrated decreased structural integrity in the left ventral, right ventral and right dorsal tracts, and decreased functional lateralization of the dorsal pathway in schizophrenia. There was a positive correlation between the microstructural integrity of the right dorsal pathway and the functional lateralization of the dorsal pathway in patients with schizophrenia. Additionally, both functional lateralization of the dorsal pathway and microstructural integrity of the right dorsal pathway were negatively correlated with the scores of the delusion/hallucination symptom dimension. Our results suggest that impaired structural integrity of the right dorsal pathway is related to the reduction of functional lateralization of the dorsal pathway, and these alterations may aggravate AVHs in schizophrenia.
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- Chen-Hao Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Center for Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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