High-Frequency EEG Variations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Human Faces Visualization
Joint Authors
Lima Brasil, Fabricio
Paula, Celina A. Reis
Reategui, Camille
Costa, Bruna Karen de Sousa
Fonseca, Caio Queiroz da
Silva, Luana da
Morya, Edgard
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the impairment in the social reciprocity, interaction/language, and behavior, with stereotypes and signs of sensory function deficits.
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a well-established and noninvasive tool for neurophysiological characterization and monitoring of the brain electrical activity, able to identify abnormalities related to frequency range, connectivity, and lateralization of brain functions.
This research aims to evidence quantitative differences in the frequency spectrum pattern between EEG signals of children with and without ASD during visualization of human faces in three different expressions: neutral, happy, and angry.
Quantitative clinical evaluations, neuropsychological evaluation, and EEG of children with and without ASD were analyzed paired by age and gender.
The results showed stronger activation in higher frequencies (above 30 Hz) in frontal, central, parietal, and occipital regions in the ASD group.
This pattern of activation may correlate with developmental characteristics in the children with ASD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Paula, Celina A. Reis& Reategui, Camille& Costa, Bruna Karen de Sousa& Fonseca, Caio Queiroz da& Silva, Luana da& Morya, Edgard…[et al.]. 2017. High-Frequency EEG Variations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Human Faces Visualization. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136115
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Paula, Celina A. Reis…[et al.]. High-Frequency EEG Variations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Human Faces Visualization. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136115
American Medical Association (AMA)
Paula, Celina A. Reis& Reategui, Camille& Costa, Bruna Karen de Sousa& Fonseca, Caio Queiroz da& Silva, Luana da& Morya, Edgard…[et al.]. High-Frequency EEG Variations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Human Faces Visualization. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136115
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136115