Neural Mechanisms of Facial Emotion Recognition in Autism: Distinct Roles for Anterior Cingulate and dlPFC.

John A RicheyDenis GracaninStephen LaConteJonathan LisinskiInyoung KimMarika CoffmanLigia AntezanaCorinne N CarltonKatelyn M GarciaSusan W White

Published in: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (2022)

ACC forecasted correct decisions only among control participants. Right dlPFC was the source of a false-positive signal immediately prior to an error about the nature of a facial emotion in adolescents and young adults with ASD, potentially consistent with prior work indicating that dlPFC may play a role in attention to and regulation of emotional experience.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
young adults
soft tissue
depressive symptoms
working memory
physical activity
functional connectivity
middle aged