Rhythmic and interval‐based temporal orienting in autism
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Autism Research - 2023 - Cannon - Rhythmic and interval‐based temporal orienting in autism.pdf
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Author(s)
Cannon, Jonathan
Eldracher, Emelie
Cardinaux, Annie
Irfan, Fatima
Bungert, Lindsay
Li, Cindy
O'Brien, Amanda
Treves, Isaac
Diamond, Sidney
Sinha, Pawan
Date Issued
January 12, 2023
Journal
Autism Research
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
Cannon, Jonathan, Eldracher, Emelie, Cardinaux, Annie, Irfan, Fatima, Bungert, Lindsay et al. 2023. "Rhythmic and interval‐based temporal orienting in autism." Autism Research.
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Abstract
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may show secondary sensory and cognitive characteristics, including differences in auditory processing, attention, and, according to a prominent hypothesis, the formulation and utilization of predictions. We explored the overlap of audition, attention, and prediction with an online auditory "temporal orienting" task in which participants utilized predictive timing cues (both rhythmic and interval-based) to improve their detection of faint sounds. We compared an autistic (n = 78) with a nonautistic (n = 83) group, controlling for nonverbal IQ, and used signal detection measures and reaction times to evaluate the effect of valid temporally predictive cues. We hypothesized that temporal orienting would be compromised in autism, but this was not supported by the data: the boost in performance induced by predictability was practically identical for the two groups, except for the small subset of the ASD group with co-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who received less benefit from interval-based cueing. However, we found that the presence of a rhythm induced a significantly stronger bias toward reporting target detections in the ASD group at large, suggesting weakened response inhibition during rhythmic entrainment.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2892
