This review summarizes evidence of dysregulated reward circuitry function in a range of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and genetic syndromes. First, the …

Abstract According to DSM-IV TR and ICD-10, a diagnosis of autism or Asperger Syndrome
precludes a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, despite …

Most behavioral training regimens in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) rely on reward-based
reinforcement strategies. Although proven to significantly increase both cognitive and social …

Anhedonia is associated with reward-processing deficits of the dopamine system, which
may increase the risk of depression. Nevertheless, few previous studies have examined the …

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST) is the only cognitive flexibility task that has
consistently shown deficits in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As this is …

For decades, researchers have sought to clarify the nature of the social communication
impairments in autism, highlighting impaired or atypical'social attention'as a key measurable …

Eye movements during false-belief tasks can reveal an individual's capacity to implicitly
monitor others' mental states (theory of mind–ToM). It has been suggested, based on the …

BACKGROUND: The ability to anticipate and then secure future rewards and avoid future
punishments by responding effectively to environmental demands is at the core of …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) are both characterized
by social dysfunction, but no study to date has compared neural responses to social rewards …

Background How children respond to social and nonsocial rewards has important
implications for both typical and atypical social‐cognitive development. Individuals with …