title: Explaining autism spectrum disorders: central coherence vs. predictive coding theories.
abstract: In this article, we review a recent paper by Stevenson et al. (J Neurosci 34: 691-697, 2014). This paper illustrates the need to present different forms of stimuli in order to characterize the perceptual abilities of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Furthermore, we will discuss their behavioral results and offer an opposing viewpoint to the suggested neuronal drivers of ASD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany chan@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Naumer
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: autism spectrum disorder; multisensory integration; temporal binding window