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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2017

Age-related differences in inhibitory control and memory updating in boys with Asperger syndrome.

Elisabeth M Weiss, Bianca Gschaidbauer, Liane Kaufmann, Andreas Fink, Günter Schulter, Erich Mittenecker, Ilona Papousek

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Article in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elisabeth M WeissBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria. e.weiss@uni-graz.at.
Bianca GschaidbauerBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Liane KaufmannDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy A, General Hospital Hall, Tirol, Austria.
Andreas FinkBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Günter SchulterBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Erich MitteneckerBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Ilona PapousekBiological Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Univ.-Platz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deficits in specific executive domains are highly prevalent in autism spectrum disorder; however, age-related improvements in executive functions (reflecting prefrontal maturational changes) have been reported even in individuals diagnosed with autism. The current study examined two components of cognitive flexibility (inhibition of prepotent responses and memory monitoring/updating) by using a random-motor-generation task (MPT) in a group of 23 boys with Asperger syndrome (AS) and 23 matched healthy controls. We found poorer inhibition and more repetitive responses in younger AS children solely, but comparable memory monitoring/updating skills across groups. Overall, our findings correspond well with previous studies and reveal that even in AS specific EFs may improve with age and, thus, call for a more differentiated view of executive (dys) function profiles in children diagnosed with AS. Tests such as the random-motor-generation task may help to disentangle more specific processes of executive deficits in autism spectrum disorder as compared to the more classical tests.

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AgingInhibition, PsychologicalAdolescentAge FactorsAsperger SyndromeAttentionChildHumansMaleMemory DisordersNeuropsychological TestsAutism spectrum disorderCognitive flexibilityInhibitionMemory updatingMittenecker pointing test

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PMID28025692
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