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Neural-level associations of non-verbal pragmatic comprehension in young Finnish autistic adults (2021)

Kotila, A., Tohka, J., Kauppi, J.-P., Gabbatore, I., Mäkinen, L., Hurtig, T. M., Ebeling, H. E., Korhonen, V., Kiviniemi, V. J., & Loukusa, S. (2021). Neural-level associations of non-verbal pragmatic comprehension in young Finnish autistic adults. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 80(1), Article 1909333. https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1909333

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kotila, Aija; Tohka, Jussi; Kauppi, Jukka-Pekka; Gabbatore, Ilaria; Mäkinen, Leena; Hurtig, Tuula M.; Ebeling, Hanna E.; Korhonen, Vesa; Kiviniemi, Vesa J.; Loukusa, Soile

Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of Circumpolar Health

ISSN: 1239-9736

eISSN: 2242-3982

Julkaisuvuosi: 2021

Ilmestymispäivä: 01.01.2021

Volyymi: 80

Lehden numero: 1

Artikkelinumero: 1909333

Kustantaja: Taylor & Francis

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1909333

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/75920

Tiivistelmä

This video-based study examines the pragmatic non-verbal comprehension skills and corresponding neural-level findings in young Finnish autistic adults, and controls. Items from the Assessment Battery of Communication (ABaCo) were chosen to evaluate the comprehension of non-verbal communication. Inter-subject correlation (ISC) analysis of the functional magnetic resonance imaging data was used to reveal the synchrony of brain activation across participants during the viewing of pragmatically complex scenes of ABaCo videos. The results showed a significant difference between the ISC maps of the autistic and control groups in tasks involving the comprehension of non-verbal communication, thereby revealing several brain regions where correlation of brain activity was greater within the control group. The results suggest a possible weaker modulation of brain states in response to the pragmatic non-verbal communicative situations in autistic participants. Although there was no difference between the groups in behavioural responses to ABaCo items, there was more variability in the accuracy of the responses in the autistic group. Furthermore, mean answering and reaction times correlated with the severity of autistic traits. The results indicate that even if young autistic adults may have learned to use compensatory resources in their communicative-pragmatic comprehension, pragmatic processing in naturalistic situations still requires additional effort.

YSO-asiasanat: autismi; autismikirjon häiriöt; pragmatiikka; sanaton viestintä; video; toiminnallinen magneettikuvaus

Vapaat asiasanat: autism spectrum; autistic adults; pragmatics; non-verbal; video; fMRI

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2021

JUFO-taso: 1