Representation of internal models of action in the autistic brain

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作者
Haswell, Courtney C. [1 ]
Izawa, Jun [1 ]
Dowell, Lauren R. [2 ]
Mostofsky, Stewart H. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Shadmehr, Reza [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biomed Engn, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Kennedy Krieger Inst, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[4] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
关键词
DIFFERENT ARM ORIENTATIONS; SIMILAR HAND PATHS; MOTOR CORTEX; SPECTRUM DISORDERS; REACHING MOVEMENTS; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; IMITATION; DYSPRAXIA; CHILDREN; DORSAL;
D O I
10.1038/nn.2356
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in motor control, imitation and social function. Does a dysfunction in the neural basis of representing internal models of action contribute to these problems? We measured patterns of generalization as children learned to control a novel tool and found that the autistic brain built a stronger than normal association between self-generated motor commands and proprioceptive feedback; furthermore, the greater the reliance on proprioception, the greater the child's impairments in social function and imitation.
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页码:970 / 972
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