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SUBMITTER: Dinstein I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3457023 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dinstein Ilan I Heeger David J DJ Lorenzi Lauren L Minshew Nancy J NJ Malach Rafael R Behrmann Marlene M
Neuron 20120901 6
Autism has been described as a disorder of general neural processing, but the particular processing characteristics that might be abnormal in autism have mostly remained obscure. Here, we present evidence of one such characteristic: poor evoked response reliability. We compared cortical response amplitude and reliability (consistency across trials) in visual, auditory, and somatosensory cortices of high-functioning individuals with autism and controls. Mean response amplitudes were statistically ...[more]