ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2018
Social decision making in autism: On the impact of mirror neurons, motor control, and imitative behaviors.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- The shared neural substrates of emotional mimicry and emotional contagion: an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis and meta-analytic connectivity modeling analysis.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- The mirror mechanism in schizophrenia: A systematic review and qualitative meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Empathy Impairment in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Conditions From a Multidimensional Perspective: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- The effects of an integrated sports and arts intervention on response joint attention (RJA) eye-movement characteristics in children with mild autism.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: Dynamic symptom trajectories and multidimensional support framework.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
- Resting Electroencephalography Microstates and Alpha Power Modulation in Preschool-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- The Impact of Threatening Facial Expressions on Negotiation: An Eye-Tracking Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Salivary Transcriptome and Mitochondrial Analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Children Compared to Healthy Controls.NeuroSci · 2024Article
- Developmental exposure to the Fox River PCB mixture modulates behavior in juvenile mice.Neurotoxicology · 2024Article
- Exploring Embodied and Bioenergetic Approaches in Trauma Therapy: Observing Somatic Experience and Olfactory Memory.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Creative therapy in health and disease: Inner vision.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Review
- On computational models of theory of mind and the imitative reinforcement learning in spiking neural networks.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Viruses and autism: A Bi-mutual cause and effect.World journal of virology · 2023Review
- Invasive Computational Psychiatry.Biological psychiatry · 2023Review
- Emotional descriptions increase accidental harm punishment and its cortico-limbic signatures during moral judgment in autism.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- COMSIInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Transdiagnostic Relevance of Self-Other Distinction to Psychiatry Spans Emotional, Cognitive and Motor Domains.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- A Brain-Inspired Theory of Mind Spiking Neural Network for Reducing Safety Risks of Other Agents.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Brain-Inspired Affective Empathy Computational Model and Its Application on Altruistic Rescue Task.Frontiers in computational neuroscience · 2022Article
- Flights and Perchings of the BrainMind: A Temporospatial Approach to Psychotherapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The Mirror Neuron System (MNS) plays a crucial role in action perception and imitative behavior, which is suggested to be impaired in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). In this review, we discuss the plausibility and empirical evidence of a neural interaction between the MNS, action perception, empathy, imitative behavior, and their impact on social decision making in ASDs. To date, there is no consensus regarding a particular theory in ASDs and its underlying mechanisms. Some theories have completely focused on social difficulties, others have emphasized sensory aspects. Based on the current studies, we suggest a multilayer neural network model including the MNS on a first layer and transforming this information to a higher layer network responsible for reasoning. Future studies with ASD participants combining behavioral tasks with neuroimaging methods and transcranial brain stimulation as well as computational modeling can help validate and complement this suggested model. Moreover, we propose applying the behavioral paradigms, and the neurophysiological markers mentioned in this review article for evaluating psychiatric treatment approaches in ASDs. The investigation of modulating effects of different treatment approaches on the neurophysiological markers of the MNS can help find specific subgroups of ASDs patients and support tailored psychiatric interventions.
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