Sensory perception in autism

CE Robertson, S Baron-Cohen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, and little is known about its
neurobiology. Much of autism research has focused on the social, communication and …

Precise minds in uncertain worlds: predictive coding in autism.

S Van de Cruys, K Evers, R Van der Hallen… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

An aberrant precision account of autism

RP Lawson, G Rees, KJ Friston - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by problems with social-
communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. A recent and thought-provoking …

Reduced GABAergic action in the autistic brain

CE Robertson, EM Ratai, N Kanwisher - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
An imbalance between excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission has been posited as a central
characteristic of the neurobiology of autism [1], inspired in part by the striking prevalence of …

Foetal oestrogens and autism

S Baron-Cohen, A Tsompanidis, B Auyeung… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Elevated latent prenatal steroidogenic activity has been found in the amniotic fluid of autistic
boys, based on measuring prenatal androgens and other steroid hormones. To date, it is …

Excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in autism spectrum disorders: implications for interventions and therapeutics

G Uzunova, S Pallanti, E Hollander - The World Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Imbalance between excitation and inhibition and increased excitatory-inhibitory
(EI) ratio is a common mechanism in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that is responsible for …

High‐dose Vitamin B6 supplementation reduces anxiety and strengthens visual surround suppression

DT Field, RO Cracknell, JR Eastwood… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Vitamins B6 and B12 are involved in metabolic processes that decrease
neural excitation and increase inhibition. This double‐blind study investigated the effects of …

GABAB receptor modulation of visual sensory processing in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder

Q Huang, AC Pereira, H Velthuis, NML Wong… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Sensory atypicalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are thought to arise at least partly
from differences in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor function. However, the evidence to …

Long-term priors influence visual perception through recruitment of long-range feedback

R Hardstone, M Zhu, A Flinker, L Melloni… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Perception results from the interplay of sensory input and prior knowledge. Despite
behavioral evidence that long-term priors powerfully shape perception, the neural …

Measuring neural excitation and inhibition in autism: Different approaches, different findings and different interpretations

A Dickinson, M Jones, E Milne - Brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
The balance of neural excitation and inhibition (E/I balance) is often hypothesised to be
altered in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One widely held view is that excitation levels are …