Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Venkataraman A, Yang D, Dvornek N, Staib LH, Duncan JS, Pelphrey KA, Ventola P. Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Neuroreport 2016, 27: 1081-1085. PMID: 27532879, PMCID: PMC5007196, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderOccipital-temporal cortexAttentional systemResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior cingulateHigh-level objectsBehavioral interventionsLearning mechanismPerception shiftProcessing areasNeural circuitsFunctional rewiringCortexTreatment regimenAutismInterventionNovel Bayesian frameworkCingulateFunctional changesIndividualsDisordersObjects