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ArticlePloS one2016

Atypical Bilateral Brain Synchronization in the Early Stage of Human Voice Auditory Processing in Young Children with Autism.

Toshiharu Kurita, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yuko Yoshimura, Hirotoshi Hiraishi, Chiaki Hasegawa, Tetsuya Takahashi, Tetsu Hirosawa, Naoki Furutani, Haruhiro Higashida, Takashi Ikeda and 3 more

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Toshiharu KuritaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Mitsuru KikuchiDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Yuko YoshimuraResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Hirotoshi HiraishiResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Chiaki HasegawaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Tetsuya TakahashiResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Tetsu HirosawaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Naoki FurutaniDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Haruhiro HigashidaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Takashi IkedaDepartment of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Kouhei MutouDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Minoru AsadaDepartment of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Yoshio MinabeDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been postulated to involve impaired neuronal cooperation in large-scale neural networks, including cortico-cortical interhemispheric circuitry. In the context of ASD, alterations in both peripheral and central auditory processes have also attracted a great deal of interest because these changes appear to represent pathophysiological processes; therefore, many prior studies have focused on atypical auditory responses in ASD. The auditory evoked field (AEF), recorded by magnetoencephalography, and the synchronization of these processes between right and left hemispheres was recently suggested to reflect various cognitive abilities in children. However, to date, no previous study has focused on AEF synchronization in ASD subjects. To assess global coordination across spatially distributed brain regions, the analysis of Omega complexity from multichannel neurophysiological data was proposed. Using Omega complexity analysis, we investigated the global coordination of AEFs in 3-8-year-old typically developing (TD) children (n = 50) and children with ASD (n = 50) in 50-ms time-windows. Children with ASD displayed significantly higher Omega complexities compared with TD children in the time-window of 0-50 ms, suggesting lower whole brain synchronization in the early stage of the P1m component. When we analyzed the left and right hemispheres separately, no significant differences in any time-windows were observed. These results suggest lower right-left hemispheric synchronization in children with ASD compared with TD children. Our study provides new evidence of aberrant neural synchronization in young children with ASD by investigating auditory evoked neural responses to the human voice.

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Auditory PathwaysAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderBrainBrain MappingChildChild, PreschoolEvoked Potentials, AuditoryFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMaleSpeech Perception

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PMID27074011
PMCPMC4830448

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