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Olfactory processing in adults with autism spectrum disorders

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Autism, January 2016
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Title
Olfactory processing in adults with autism spectrum disorders
Published in
Molecular Autism, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13229-016-0070-3
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Bruno Wicker, Elisabetta Monfardini, Jean-Pierre Royet

Abstract

As evidenced in the DSM-V, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often characterized by atypical sensory behavior (hyper- or hypo-reactivity), but very few studies have evaluated olfactory abilities in individuals with ASD. Fifteen adults with ASD and 15 typically developing participants underwent olfactory tests focused on superficial (suprathreshold detection task), perceptual (intensity and pleasantness judgment tasks), and semantic (identification task) odor processing. In terms of suprathreshold detection performance, decreased discrimination scores and increased bias scores were observed in the ASD group. Furthermore, the participants with ASD exhibited increased intensity judgment scores and impaired scores for pleasantness judgments of unpleasant odorants. Decreased identification performance was also observed in the participants with ASD compared with the typically developing participants. This decrease was partly attributed to a higher number of near misses (a category close to veridical labels) among the participants with ASD than was observed among the typically developing participants. The changes in discrimination and bias scores were the result of a high number of false alarms among the participants with ASD, which suggests the adoption of a liberal attitude in their responses. Atypical intensity and pleasantness ratings were associated with hyperresponsiveness and flattened emotional reactions, respectively, which are typical of participants with ASD. The high number of near misses as non-veridical labels suggested that categorical processing is functional in individuals with ASD and could be explained by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. These findings are discussed in terms of dysfunction of the olfactory system.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Unknown 125 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 21%
Researcher 17 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 13%
Student > Bachelor 13 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 6%
Other 20 16%
Unknown 25 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 37 29%
Neuroscience 24 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 3%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 32 25%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 September 2016.
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#4,176,118
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#337
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#11
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