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Distinct patterns of repetition suppression in Fragile X syndrome, down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex and mutations in SYNGAP1

•Larger ERP amplitudes seems to be an endophenotype of Fragile X syndrome.•Repetition suppression was found in Down syndrome and in Fragile X syndrome.•Stronger repetition suppression was found in Fragile X syndrome.•Inter-sensory task permits repetition suppression in some ID syndromes. Sensory pro...

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Published in:Brain research 2021-01, Vol.1751, p.147205-147205, Article 147205
Main Authors: Côté, Valérie, Lalancette, Ève, Knoth, Inga S., Côté, Lucie, Agbogba, Kristian, Vannasing, Phetsamone, Major, Philippe, Barlaam, Fanny, Michaud, Jacques, Lippé, Sarah
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Summary:•Larger ERP amplitudes seems to be an endophenotype of Fragile X syndrome.•Repetition suppression was found in Down syndrome and in Fragile X syndrome.•Stronger repetition suppression was found in Fragile X syndrome.•Inter-sensory task permits repetition suppression in some ID syndromes. Sensory processing is the gateway to information processing and more complex processes such as learning. Alterations in sensory processing is a common phenotype of many genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability (ID). It is currently unknown whether sensory processing alterations converge or diverge on brain responses between syndromes. Here, we compare for the first time four genetic conditions with ID using the same basic sensory learning paradigm. One hundred and five participants, aged between 3 and 30 years old, composing four clinical ID groups and one control group, were recruited: Fragile X syndrome (FXS; n = 14), tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC; n = 9), Down syndrome (DS; n = 19), SYNGAP1 mutations (n = 8) and Neurotypical controls (NT; n = 55)). All groups included female and male participants. Brain responses were recorded using electroencephalography (EEG) during an audio-visual task that involved three repetitions of the pronunciation of the phoneme /a/. Event Related Potentials (ERP) were used to: 1) compare peak-to-peak amplitudes between groups, 2) evaluate the presence of repetition suppression within each group and 3) compare the relative repetition suppression between groups. Our results revealed larger overall amplitudes in FXS. A repetition suppression (RS) pattern was found in the NT group, FXS and DS, suggesting spared repetition suppression in a multimodal task in these two ID syndromes. Interestingly, FXS presented a stronger RS on one peak-to-peak value in comparison with the NT. The results of our study reveal the distinctiveness of ERP and RS brain responses in ID syndromes. Further studies should be conducted to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in these patterns of responses.
ISSN:0006-8993
1872-6240
DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147205