A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging research in autistic spectrum disorders: Attention, inhibition and cognitive flexibility / Jane SANDERS in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2-1 (January/March 2008)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 2-1 (January/March 2008) . - p.1-16 Titre : A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging research in autistic spectrum disorders: Attention, inhibition and cognitive flexibility Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Jane SANDERS, Auteur ; Katherine A. JOHNSON, Auteur ; Hugh GARAVAN, Auteur ; Michael GILL, Auteur ; Louise GALLAGHER, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : p.1-16 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Executive-function Cognitive-flexibility Sustained-attention Orienting-attention Response-inhibition Neuropsychology Imaging Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are devastating neurodevelopmental disorders of unknown aetiology with characteristic deficits in social interaction, communication and behaviour. Individuals with ASD show deficits in executive function (EF), which are hypothesised to underlie core repetitive, stereotyped behaviours of autism. Neuroimaging research has identified structural brain abnormalities in ASD, which coincide with brain regions involved in EF. Therefore, we reviewed the literature on four specific executive functions in ASD—sustained attention, orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting. Medline and Embase searches were carried out using specific search terms. This task was followed by the identification of further relevant publications from papers referenced in initial search results. Discussion with experts in neuropsychology, neuroimaging and autism research yielded further publications that were reviewed. Based on these data there is evidence to suggest that deficits in orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting exist in ASD, but sustained attention ability appears to be normal. A striking lack of research attempting to link neural correlates with these deficits in orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting was noted. Future research should focus on understanding links between the neuropsychological deficits and structural and functional brain abnormalities. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2007.03.005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging research in autistic spectrum disorders: Attention, inhibition and cognitive flexibility [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Jane SANDERS, Auteur ; Katherine A. JOHNSON, Auteur ; Hugh GARAVAN, Auteur ; Michael GILL, Auteur ; Louise GALLAGHER, Auteur . - 2008 . - p.1-16. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 2-1 (January/March 2008) . - p.1-16 Mots-clés : Autism Executive-function Cognitive-flexibility Sustained-attention Orienting-attention Response-inhibition Neuropsychology Imaging Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are devastating neurodevelopmental disorders of unknown aetiology with characteristic deficits in social interaction, communication and behaviour. Individuals with ASD show deficits in executive function (EF), which are hypothesised to underlie core repetitive, stereotyped behaviours of autism. Neuroimaging research has identified structural brain abnormalities in ASD, which coincide with brain regions involved in EF. Therefore, we reviewed the literature on four specific executive functions in ASD—sustained attention, orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting. Medline and Embase searches were carried out using specific search terms. This task was followed by the identification of further relevant publications from papers referenced in initial search results. Discussion with experts in neuropsychology, neuroimaging and autism research yielded further publications that were reviewed. Based on these data there is evidence to suggest that deficits in orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting exist in ASD, but sustained attention ability appears to be normal. A striking lack of research attempting to link neural correlates with these deficits in orienting attention, response inhibition and set shifting was noted. Future research should focus on understanding links between the neuropsychological deficits and structural and functional brain abnormalities. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2007.03.005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

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