Early‐ and Late‐Stage Auditory Processing of Speech Versus Non‐Speech Sounds in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An ERP and Oscillatory Activity Study
Edgar E, McGuire K, Pelphrey K, Ventola P, van Noordt S, Crowley M. Early‐ and Late‐Stage Auditory Processing of Speech Versus Non‐Speech Sounds in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An ERP and Oscillatory Activity Study. Developmental Psychobiology 2024, 66: e22552. PMID: 39508446, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNon-speech soundsSpeech soundsTD childrenSpectrum disorderCortical activityResponses to speech soundsProcessing stagesSensitivity to speechAtypical auditory processingTheta phase coherenceAuditory speech processingP3a amplitudeAuditory speechIntra-individual variabilityDevelopment of cortical networksASD childrenCortical networksSpeech processingAuditory processingElectroencephalography sessionLanguage processingCortical responsesAutismSpeechThe relationship between gamma-band neural oscillations and language skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their first-degree relatives
Arutiunian V, Santhosh M, Neuhaus E, Borland H, Tompkins C, Bernier R, Bookheimer S, Dapretto M, Gupta A, Jack A, Jeste S, McPartland J, Naples A, Van Horn J, Pelphrey K, Webb S. The relationship between gamma-band neural oscillations and language skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their first-degree relatives. Molecular Autism 2024, 15: 19. PMID: 38711098, PMCID: PMC11075235, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-024-00598-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderChildElectroencephalographyFamilyFemaleGamma RhythmHumansLanguageMaleSiblingsConceptsAutism spectrum disorderElevated gamma powerLow language skillsGamma powerResponses to speech stimuliLanguage skillsLanguage functionFirst-degree relativesSpectrum disorderClinical Evaluation of Language FundamentalsCo-occurring language impairmentSpeech stimuliCortical gamma-band oscillationsHigh gamma powerSex-balanced sampleGamma-band oscillationsSample of participantsNonverbal IQLanguage impairmentASD participantsTD controlsNeural profilesAutism phenotypeTD groupLanguage Fundamentals