title: Dysfunction of sensory oscillations in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a highly prevalent developmental disability characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors. Recently, anomalous sensory and perceptual function has gained an increased level of recognition as an important feature of ASD. A specific impairment in the ability to integrate information across brain networks has been proposed to contribute to these disruptions. A crucial mechanism for these integrative processes is the rhythmic synchronization of neuronal excitability across neural populations; collectively known as oscillations. In ASD there is believed to be a deficit in the ability to efficiently couple functional neural networks using these oscillations. This review discusses evidence for disruptions in oscillatory synchronization in ASD, and how disturbance of this neural mechanism contributes to alterations in sensory and perceptual function. The review also frames oscillatory data from the perspective of prevailing neurobiologically-inspired theories of ASD.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: Dsimon99@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder; D001921:Brain; D006801:Humans
keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Oscillation; Perception; Sensory processing; Synchronization