Social cognitive skills groups increase medial prefrontal cortex activity in children with autism spectrum disorder
Ibrahim K, Soorya LV, Halpern DB, Gorenstein M, Siper PM, Wang AT. Social cognitive skills groups increase medial prefrontal cortex activity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research 2021, 14: 2495-2511. PMID: 34486810, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderMedial prefrontal cortexTheory of mindSocial skills groupsSchool-aged childrenSkill groupsSocial cognitionIrony comprehensionSkills interventionSpectrum disorderSocial functioningMedial prefrontal cortex activityComparison groupIrony Comprehension TaskSocial cognitive skillsEye gaze processingSocial skills interventionsFunctional MRI taskSocial Responsiveness ScalePrefrontal cortex activityFirst fMRI studyChildren ages 8Whole-brain analysisActive treatment conditionsGaze processing