Evidence for a deficit in procedural learning in children and adolescents with autism: implications for cerebellar contribution.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc
; 6(7): 752-9, 2000 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11105465
ABSTRACT
To examine the hypothesis that abnormalities in those cognitive functions for which cerebellar components have been implicated contribute to the pathophysiology of autism, tests of judgment of explicit time intervals and procedural learning were administered to 11 participants with autism and 17 age-and-IQ-matched controls. Results indicated that the group with autism demonstrated significant impairments in procedural learning compared with the group of controls. No significant difference in judgment of explicit time intervals was found. The data suggest that deficits in procedural learning may contribute to the cognitive and behavioral phenotype of autism; these deficits may be secondary to abnormalities in cerebellar-frontal circuitry.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Autístico
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Cerebelo
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Transtornos Cognitivos
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Deficiências da Aprendizagem
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Int Neuropsychol Soc
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos