title: Brief Report: Reduced Temporal-Central EEG Alpha Coherence During Joint Attention Perception in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Although prior studies have demonstrated reduced resting state EEG coherence in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no studies have explored the nature of EEG coherence during joint attention. We examined the EEG coherence of the joint attention network in adolescents with and without ASD during congruent and incongruent joint attention perception and an eyes-open resting condition. Across conditions, adolescents with ASD showed reduced right hemisphere temporal-central alpha coherence compared to typically developing adolescents. Greater right temporal-central alpha coherence during joint attention was positively associated with social cognitive performance in typical development but not in ASD. These results suggest that, in addition to a resting state, EEG coherence during joint attention perception is reduced in ASD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, 4601 Central Avenue, Columbus, IN, 47203, USA. mjaime@iupuc.edu.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA. mjaime@iupuc.edu.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaime
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY, 13323, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Camilla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Texas - Austin, 1 University Station - A8000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1020 Oakland Avenue, Indiana, PA, 15705, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.affiliation: MIND Institute, University of California - Davis, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.|Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Adolescent autistic brain; Adolescents with ASD; Brain connectivity; Cortical connectivity; EEG coherence; Joint attention; Joint attention network connectivity; Neurocognitive features of joint attention in ASD