EEG activity in children with Asperger’s Syndrome
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University of Wollongong, Brain & Behaviour Research Institute and School of Psychology, Australia
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Sydney Developmental Clinic, Australia
Aims: This study investigated differences in the EEG of children with Asperger’s Syndrome. Method: Twenty two boys with Asperger’s Syndrome, aged 7 to 12 years, and an age and sex matched control group, participated in this study. The EEG was recorded during an eyes-closed resting condition from 19 electrode sites, which were clustered into nine regions prior to analysis. One minute of trace was analysed using Fourier transformations to obtain both absolute and relative power estimates in the delta, theta, alpha and beta frequency bands. Results: The Asperger’s group had global increase in absolute delta and a frontal increase in relative delta. Both absolute and relative theta were globally increased and relative alpha was globally decreased. Conclusions: These results suggest the existence of frontal lobe abnormalities in children with Asperger’s Syndrome, and possible abnormalities in normal CNS maturational processes.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported under the Australian Research Council's Discovery funding scheme (project number DP0558989).
Keywords:
EEG,
Asperger’s syndrome,
autism,
maturation,
Frontal Lobe
Conference:
ASP2013 - 23rd Annual meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, Wollongong, Australia, 20 Nov - 22 Nov, 2013.
Presentation Type:
Oral Presentation
Topic:
Other...
Citation:
Clarke
AR,
Barry
RJ,
Dupuy
FE,
McCarthy
R and
Selikowitz
M
(2013). EEG activity in children with Asperger’s Syndrome.
Conference Abstract:
ASP2013 - 23rd Annual meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2013.213.00003
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Received:
05 Nov 2013;
Published Online:
05 Nov 2013.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Adam R Clarke, University of Wollongong, Brain & Behaviour Research Institute and School of Psychology, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia, aclarke@uow.edu.au