Larger pupil dilation to nonsocial sounds in infants with subsequent autism diagnosis / Maja RUDLING in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63-7 (July 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-7 (July 2022) . - p.793-801 Titre : Larger pupil dilation to nonsocial sounds in infants with subsequent autism diagnosis Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Maja RUDLING, Auteur ; Pär NYSTRÖM, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Terje FALCK-YTTER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.793-801 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Attention/physiology  Auditory Perception/physiology  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Female  Humans  Infant  Pupil/physiology  Autism spectrum disorder  auditory attention  infancy  pupil dilation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Studies of infants with an elevated likelihood of autism spectrum disorder can identify basic developmental processes that are associated with subsequently emerging clinical symptoms. Atypical responsiveness to sounds in infancy is such a potential early marker of autism. Here, we used pupillometry to quantify reactivity to social and nonsocial sounds in infants with a subsequent diagnosis. Previous research suggest that pupil dilation reflects attentional alerting, and link it to the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system. METHODS: We measured pupil dilation responses to child-directed speech and the sound of running water; sounds infants often hear in their everyday life. The final sample consisted of 99 ten-month-old infants (52 girls), of whom 68 had an elevated likelihood of autism and 31 were typically developing low-likelihood infants. At follow-up (36?months of age), 18 children in the elevated-likelihood group were diagnosed with autism. RESULTS: Compared to infants without diagnosis, the infants who were subsequently diagnosed with autism had larger pupil dilation when listening to nonsocial sounds, while reactivity to speech was strikingly similar between groups. In the total sample, more pupil dilation to the nonsocial sound was associated with higher levels of autistic symptoms. We also found that on a trial-by-trial basis, across all conditions and groups, more pupil dilation was associated with making fewer gaze shifts. CONCLUSIONS: This study did not find evidence of atypical pupillary reactivity to child-directed speech early in life in autism. Instead, the results suggest that certain nonsocial sounds elicit atypically strong alerting responses in infants with a subsequent autism diagnosis. These findings may have important theoretical and clinical implications. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13520 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=477 [article] Larger pupil dilation to nonsocial sounds in infants with subsequent autism diagnosis [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Maja RUDLING, Auteur ; Pär NYSTRÖM, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Terje FALCK-YTTER, Auteur . - p.793-801. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-7 (July 2022) . - p.793-801 Mots-clés : Attention/physiology  Auditory Perception/physiology  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Female  Humans  Infant  Pupil/physiology  Autism spectrum disorder  auditory attention  infancy  pupil dilation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Studies of infants with an elevated likelihood of autism spectrum disorder can identify basic developmental processes that are associated with subsequently emerging clinical symptoms. Atypical responsiveness to sounds in infancy is such a potential early marker of autism. Here, we used pupillometry to quantify reactivity to social and nonsocial sounds in infants with a subsequent diagnosis. Previous research suggest that pupil dilation reflects attentional alerting, and link it to the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system. METHODS: We measured pupil dilation responses to child-directed speech and the sound of running water; sounds infants often hear in their everyday life. The final sample consisted of 99 ten-month-old infants (52 girls), of whom 68 had an elevated likelihood of autism and 31 were typically developing low-likelihood infants. At follow-up (36?months of age), 18 children in the elevated-likelihood group were diagnosed with autism. RESULTS: Compared to infants without diagnosis, the infants who were subsequently diagnosed with autism had larger pupil dilation when listening to nonsocial sounds, while reactivity to speech was strikingly similar between groups. In the total sample, more pupil dilation to the nonsocial sound was associated with higher levels of autistic symptoms. We also found that on a trial-by-trial basis, across all conditions and groups, more pupil dilation was associated with making fewer gaze shifts. CONCLUSIONS: This study did not find evidence of atypical pupillary reactivity to child-directed speech early in life in autism. Instead, the results suggest that certain nonsocial sounds elicit atypically strong alerting responses in infants with a subsequent autism diagnosis. These findings may have important theoretical and clinical implications. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13520 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=477

Preferential looking to eyes versus mouth in early infancy: heritability and link to concurrent and later development / Charlotte VIKTORSSON in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64-2 (February 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 64-2 (February 2023) . - p.311-319 Titre : Preferential looking to eyes versus mouth in early infancy: heritability and link to concurrent and later development Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Charlotte VIKTORSSON, Auteur ; Ana Maria PORTUGAL, Auteur ; Danyang LI, Auteur ; Maja RUDLING, Auteur ; Monica SIQUEIROS SANCHEZ, Auteur ; Kristiina TAMMIMIES, Auteur ; Mark J. TAYLOR, Auteur ; Angelica RONALD, Auteur ; Terje FALCK-YTTER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.311-319 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background From birth, infants orient preferentially to faces, and when looking at the face, they attend primarily to eyes and mouth. These areas convey different types of information, and earlier research suggests that genetic factors influence the preference for one or the other in young children. Methods In a sample of 535 5-month-old infant twins, we assessed eye (relative to mouth) preference in early infancy, i.e., before neural systems for social communication and language are fully developed. We investigated the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the preference for looking at eyes, and the association with concurrent traits and follow-up measures. Results Eye preference was independent from all other concurrent traits measured, and had a moderate-to-high contribution from genetic influences (A = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.66). Preference for eyes at 5 months was associated with higher parent ratings of receptive vocabulary at 14 months. No statistically significant association with later autistic traits was found. Preference for eyes was strikingly stable across different stimulus types (e.g., dynamic vs. still), suggesting that infants' preference at this age does not reflect sensitivity to low-level visual cues. Conclusions These results suggest that individual differences in infants' preferential looking to eyes versus mouth to a substantial degree reflect genetic variation. The findings provide new leads on both the perceptual basis and the developmental consequences of these attentional biases. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13724 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=492 [article] Preferential looking to eyes versus mouth in early infancy: heritability and link to concurrent and later development [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Charlotte VIKTORSSON, Auteur ; Ana Maria PORTUGAL, Auteur ; Danyang LI, Auteur ; Maja RUDLING, Auteur ; Monica SIQUEIROS SANCHEZ, Auteur ; Kristiina TAMMIMIES, Auteur ; Mark J. TAYLOR, Auteur ; Angelica RONALD, Auteur ; Terje FALCK-YTTER, Auteur . - p.311-319. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 64-2 (February 2023) . - p.311-319 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background From birth, infants orient preferentially to faces, and when looking at the face, they attend primarily to eyes and mouth. These areas convey different types of information, and earlier research suggests that genetic factors influence the preference for one or the other in young children. Methods In a sample of 535 5-month-old infant twins, we assessed eye (relative to mouth) preference in early infancy, i.e., before neural systems for social communication and language are fully developed. We investigated the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the preference for looking at eyes, and the association with concurrent traits and follow-up measures. Results Eye preference was independent from all other concurrent traits measured, and had a moderate-to-high contribution from genetic influences (A = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.66). Preference for eyes at 5 months was associated with higher parent ratings of receptive vocabulary at 14 months. No statistically significant association with later autistic traits was found. Preference for eyes was strikingly stable across different stimulus types (e.g., dynamic vs. still), suggesting that infants' preference at this age does not reflect sensitivity to low-level visual cues. Conclusions These results suggest that individual differences in infants' preferential looking to eyes versus mouth to a substantial degree reflect genetic variation. The findings provide new leads on both the perceptual basis and the developmental consequences of these attentional biases. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13724 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=492

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