Title |
Response of neural reward regions to food cues in autism spectrum disorders
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Published in |
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1866-1955-4-9 |
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Authors |
Carissa J Cascio, Jennifer H Foss-Feig, Jessica L Heacock, Cassandra R Newsom, Ronald L Cowan, Margaret M Benningfield, Baxter P Rogers, Aize Cao |
Abstract |
One hypothesis for the social deficits that characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is diminished neural reward response to social interaction and attachment. Prior research using established monetary reward paradigms as a test of non-social reward to compare with social reward may involve confounds in the ability of individuals with ASD to utilize symbolic representation of money and the abstraction required to interpret monetary gains. Thus, a useful addition to our understanding of neural reward circuitry in ASD includes a characterization of the neural response to primary rewards. |
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United States | 3 | 2% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 15 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 13% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
Other | 13 | 9% |
Unknown | 33 | 23% |