Error-related brain activity and anxiety symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder.
Tamara E RosenMatthew D LernerPublished in: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research (2017)
The error-related negativity (ERN) is a physiological measure of the brain's response to errors which is thought to reflect threat sensitivity and has been implicated in anxiety disorders in individuals without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study revealed that the ERN is related to social anxiety symptoms, specifically performance fears, in a sample of youth with ASD. Findings suggest that heightened threat sensitivity may be characteristic of individuals with ASD who exhibit social fearfulness.
Keyphrases
- autism spectrum disorder
- mental health
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- intellectual disability
- sleep quality
- physical activity
- healthcare
- young adults
- white matter
- patient safety
- depressive symptoms
- resting state
- emergency department
- functional connectivity
- brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- cerebral ischemia
- electronic health record