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GuidelineJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015

Guidelines and best practices for electrophysiological data collection, analysis and reporting in autism.

Sara Jane Webb, Raphael Bernier, Heather A Henderson, Mark H Johnson, Emily J H Jones, Matthew D Lerner, James C McPartland, Charles A Nelson, Donald C Rojas, Jeanne Townsend and 1 more

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Guideline in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Remote EEG acquisition in Angelman syndrome using PANDABox-EEG.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara Jane WebbDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, M/S CW8-6, SCRI Po Box 5371, Seattle, WA, 98145, USA, sjwebb@u.washington.edu.
Raphael Bernier
Heather A Henderson
Mark H Johnson
Emily J H Jones
Matthew D Lerner
James C McPartland
Charles A Nelson
Donald C Rojas
Jeanne Townsend
Marissa Westerfield
Birkbeck, University of London · GBUniversity of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Washington · USBoston Children's Hospital · USStony Brook University · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

VARIANTS OF FOCAL BRAIN INJURYP50NS022343 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TRAUNER, DORIS A · 1985 to 2012
$15.1M
The Development of Face ProcessingR01MH078829 · NIMH · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Michelle A Bosquet Enlow · 2006 to 2026
$14.8M
UW Autism Center of ExcellenceP50HD055782 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ABBOTT, ROBERT D · 2007 to 2011
$11.0M
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research CenterU54HD083091 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GURALNICK, MICHAEL J · 2014 to 2019
$7.9M
Neurobehavioral Research on Infants at Risk for SLI and AutismR01DC010290 · NIDCD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI NELSON, CHARLES ALEXANDER, TAGER-FLUSBERG, HELEN · 2009 to 2020
$7.5M
Cognitive Effects of Cerebellar Dysfunction in AutismR01NS042639 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TOWNSEND, JEANNE · 2003 to 2007
$2.0M
Physiology of Attention and Regulation in Children with ASD and LDR01HD064820 · NICHD · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI WEBB, SARA JANE · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Neural markers of shared gaze during simulated social interactions in ASDR01MH100173 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MCPARTLAND, JAMES CHARLES · 2013 to 2015
$1.3M
Neural synchronydysfunction of gamma oscillations in autismR01MH082820 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ROJAS, DONALD C. · 2010 to 2013
$1.2M
Wireless EEG System for Training Attention and Eye Movement in ASDR33MH096967 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TOWNSEND, JEANNE · 2014 to 2016
$805k
Developmental Social Neuroscience in Infants At-Risk for AutismK23MH086785 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MCPARTLAND, JAMES CHARLES · 2010 to 2013
$725k
Wireless EEG System for Training Attention and Eye Movement in ASDR21MH096967 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TOWNSEND, JEANNE · 2012 to 2013
$486k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The EEG reflects the activation of large populations of neurons that act in synchrony and propagate to the scalp surface. This activity reflects both the brain's background electrical activity and when the brain is being challenged by a task. Despite strong theoretical and methodological arguments for the use of EEG in understanding the neural correlates of autism, the practice of collecting, processing and evaluating EEG data is complex. Scientists should take into consideration both the nature of development in autism given the life-long, pervasive course of the disorder and the disability of altered or atypical social, communicative, and motor behaviors, all of which require accommodations to traditional EEG environments and paradigms. This paper presents guidelines for the recording, analyzing, and interpreting of EEG data with participants with autism. The goal is to articulate a set of scientific standards as well as methodological considerations that will increase the general field's understanding of EEG methods, provide support for collaborative projects, and contribute to the evaluation of results and conclusions.

Indexed as

ElectroencephalographyElectrophysiologyAutistic DisorderBrainData CollectionHumans

Identifiers

PMID23975145
PMCPMC4141903
OpenAlexW1998424804

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