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Diminished social reward anticipation in the broad autism phenotype as revealed by event-related brain potentials.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Oct 2015
Cox Anthony, Kohls Gregor, Naples Adam J, Mukerji Cora E, Coffman Marika C, Rutherford Helena J V, Mayes Linda C, McPartland James C
Abstract excerpt
Diminished responsivity to reward incentives is a key contributor to the social-communication problems seen in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Social motivation theories suggest that individuals with ASD do not experience social interactions as rewarding, leading to negative consequences for the development of brain circuitry subserving social information. In this study, we examined neural responses to social...
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