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Carment L, Khoury E, Dupin L, Guedj L, Bendjemaa N, Cuenca M, Maier MA, Krebs MO, Lindberg PG, Amado I. Common vs. Distinct Visuomotor Control Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia. Autism Res 2020; 13:885-896. [PMID: 32157824 DOI: 10.1002/aur.2287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are neurodevelopmental disorders with partly overlapping clinical phenotypes including sensorimotor impairments. However, direct comparative studies on sensorimotor control across these two disorders are lacking. We set out to compare visuomotor upper limb impairment, quantitatively, in ASD and SCZ. Patients with ASD (N = 24) were compared to previously published data from healthy control participants (N = 24) and patients with SCZ (N = 24). All participants performed a visuomotor grip force-tracking task in single and dual-task conditions. The dual-task (high cognitive load) presented either visual distractors or required mental addition during grip force-tracking. Motor inhibition was measured by duration of force release and from principal component analysis (PCA) of the participant's force-trajectory. Common impairments in patients with ASD and SCZ included increased force-tracking error in single-task condition compared to controls, a further increase in error in dual-task conditions, and prolonged duration of force release. These three sensorimotor impairments were found in both patient groups. In contrast, distinct impairments in patients with ASD included greater error under high cognitive load and delayed onset of force release compared to SCZ. The PCA inhibition component was higher in ASD than SCZ and controls, correlated to duration of force release, and explained group differences in tracking error. In conclusion, sensorimotor impairments related to motor inhibition are common to ASD and SCZ, but more severe in ASD, consistent with enhanced neurodevelopmental load in ASD. Furthermore, impaired motor anticipation may represent a further specific impairment in ASD. Autism Res 2020, 13: 885-896. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are neurodevelopmental disorders with partly overlapping and partly distinct clinical symptoms. Sensorimotor impairments rank among these symptoms, but it is less clear whether they are shared or distinct. In this study, we showed using a grip force task that sensorimotor impairments related to motor inhibition are common to ASD and SCZ, but more severe in ASD. Impaired motor anticipation may represent a further specific impairment in ASD.
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- Loïc Carment
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France
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- Resource Center for Cognitive Remediation and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (C3RP), Université de Paris, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France.,Resource Center for Cognitive Remediation and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (C3RP), Université de Paris, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France.,Centre de Recherche Clinique, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France.,Centre de Recherche Clinique, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France.,Université de Paris UMR 8002 CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France.,Resource Center for Cognitive Remediation and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (C3RP), Université de Paris, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut de Psychiatrie CNRS GDR3557, Paris, France.,Resource Center for Cognitive Remediation and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (C3RP), Université de Paris, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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Levy DL, Sereno AB, Gooding DC, O'Driscoll GA. Eye tracking dysfunction in schizophrenia: characterization and pathophysiology. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2010; 4:311-47. [PMID: 21312405 PMCID: PMC3212396 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2010_60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Eye tracking dysfunction (ETD) is one of the most widely replicated behavioral deficits in schizophrenia and is over-represented in clinically unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients. Here, we provide an overview of research relevant to the characterization and pathophysiology of this impairment. Deficits are most robust in the maintenance phase of pursuit, particularly during the tracking of predictable target movement. Impairments are also found in pursuit initiation and correlate with performance on tests of motion processing, implicating early sensory processing of motion signals. Taken together, the evidence suggests that ETD involves higher-order structures, including the frontal eye fields, which adjust the gain of the pursuit response to visual and anticipated target movement, as well as early parts of the pursuit pathway, including motion areas (the middle temporal area and the adjacent medial superior temporal area). Broader application of localizing behavioral paradigms in patient and family studies would be advantageous for refining the eye tracking phenotype for genetic studies.
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- Deborah L Levy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
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Martins-de-Souza D, Gattaz WF, Schmitt A, Rewerts C, Maccarrone G, Dias-Neto E, Turck CW. Prefrontal cortex shotgun proteome analysis reveals altered calcium homeostasis and immune system imbalance in schizophrenia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2009; 259:151-63. [PMID: 19165527 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-008-0847-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Schizophrenia is a complex disease, likely to be caused by a combination of serial alterations in a number of genes and environmental factors. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (Brodmann's Area 46) is involved in schizophrenia and executes high-level functions such as working memory, differentiation of conflicting thoughts, determination of right and wrong concepts and attitudes, correct social behavior and personality expression. Global proteomic analysis of post-mortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex samples from schizophrenia patients and non-schizophrenic individuals was performed using stable isotope labeling and shotgun proteomics. The analysis resulted in the identification of 1,261 proteins, 84 of which showed statistically significant differential expression, reinforcing previous data supporting the involvement of the immune system, calcium homeostasis, cytoskeleton assembly, and energy metabolism in schizophrenia. In addition a number of new potential markers were found that may contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of this complex disease.
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- Daniel Martins-de-Souza
- Laboratório de Neurociências, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua. Dr. Ovidio Pires de Campos, no 785, Consolação, São Paulo, SP 05403-010, Brazil
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Gooding DC, Basso MA. The tell-tale tasks: a review of saccadic research in psychiatric patient populations. Brain Cogn 2008; 68:371-90. [PMID: 18950927 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This review focuses on saccade research with adult psychiatric patients. It begins with an introduction of the various types of saccades and the tasks used to evoke them. The functional significance of the different types of eye movements is briefly discussed. Research findings regarding the saccadic performance of different adult psychiatric patient populations are discussed in detail, with particular emphasis on findings regarding error rates, response latencies, and any specific task parameters that might affect those variables. Findings regarding the symptom, neurocognitive, and neural correlates of saccadic performance and the functional significance of patients' saccadic deficits are also discussed. We also discuss the saccadic deficits displayed by various patient groups in terms of circuitry (e.g. cortical/basal ganglia circuits) that may be implicated in the underlying pathophysiology of several of these disorders. Future directions for research in this growing area are offered.
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- Diane C Gooding
- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters and Sciences, 1202 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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