Reduced GABA and altered somatosensory function in children with autism spectrum disorder

NAJ Puts, EL Wodka, AD Harris, D Crocetti… - Autism …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Abnormal responses to tactile stimuli are a common feature of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Several lines of evidence suggest that GABAergic function, which has a …

[HTML][HTML] Intrainsular connectivity and somatosensory responsiveness in young children with ASD

MD Failla, BR Peters, H Karbasforoushan… - Molecular Autism, 2017 - Springer
Background The human somatosensory system comprises dissociable paths for
discriminative and affective touch, reflected in separate peripheral afferent populations and …

[HTML][HTML] Visual vs. tactile reaction testing demonstrates problems with online cognitive testing

J Kim, E Francisco, J Holden, R Lensch… - The Journal of Science …, 2020 - josam.org
Reaction time is one of the most commonly used measures in online cognitive assessments.
However, there are significant technical problems with the methods that are commonly …

[HTML][HTML] An accurate measure of reaction time can provide objective metrics of concussion

M Tommerdahl, E Francisco, J Holden… - The Journal of Science …, 2020 - josam.org
There have been numerous reports of neurological assessments of post-concussed athletes
and many deploy some type of reaction time assessment. However, most of the assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory testing as a predictor of short vs. long term trajectory of recovery from concussion

E Francisco, O Favorov, A Tommerdahl… - The Journal of Science …, 2020 - josam.org
There have been numerous reports of neurological assessments of post-concussed
athletes. However, the majority of the methods commonly deployed are either qualitative …