Emotional Resonance Deficits in Autistic Children / Alessandro GRECUCCI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43-3 (March 2013)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 43-3 (March 2013) . - p.616-628 Titre : Emotional Resonance Deficits in Autistic Children Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Alessandro GRECUCCI, Auteur ; Paolo BRAMBILLA, Auteur ; Roma SIUGZDAITE, Auteur ; Danielle LONDERO, Auteur ; Franco FABBRO, Auteur ; Raffaella Ida RUMIATI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.616-628 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Imitation  Action resonance  Empathy  Emotions  Mirror neurons Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : According to some theories imitation, defined as an action resonance mechanism, is deficient in autism. In contrast, other theories (e.g., the “top down control of imitation” hypothesis) state that the problem is not in imitation per se but in the way social cues modulate imitative responses. In this study, 15 high-functioning children with autism and 15 matched controls were tested for their ability to imitate finger movements preceded by neutral and emotional facial expressions (primes) in a stimulus–response compatibility task. Hand movements performed after neutral expressions did not differ between the two groups (i.e., they both showed a normal imitative tendency). However, hand movements performed after emotional expressions significantly differed between the two populations, with controls, but not autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), showing enhanced imitation in the emotional condition. This study supports the view that, in ASD, imitation abilities are spared but they are not modulated according to the emotional and social context. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1603-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=192 [article] Emotional Resonance Deficits in Autistic Children [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Alessandro GRECUCCI, Auteur ; Paolo BRAMBILLA, Auteur ; Roma SIUGZDAITE, Auteur ; Danielle LONDERO, Auteur ; Franco FABBRO, Auteur ; Raffaella Ida RUMIATI, Auteur . - p.616-628. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 43-3 (March 2013) . - p.616-628 Mots-clés : Imitation  Action resonance  Empathy  Emotions  Mirror neurons Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : According to some theories imitation, defined as an action resonance mechanism, is deficient in autism. In contrast, other theories (e.g., the “top down control of imitation” hypothesis) state that the problem is not in imitation per se but in the way social cues modulate imitative responses. In this study, 15 high-functioning children with autism and 15 matched controls were tested for their ability to imitate finger movements preceded by neutral and emotional facial expressions (primes) in a stimulus–response compatibility task. Hand movements performed after neutral expressions did not differ between the two groups (i.e., they both showed a normal imitative tendency). However, hand movements performed after emotional expressions significantly differed between the two populations, with controls, but not autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), showing enhanced imitation in the emotional condition. This study supports the view that, in ASD, imitation abilities are spared but they are not modulated according to the emotional and social context. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1603-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=192

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