Neural Correlates of Reflection on Present and Past Selves in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Previous studies indicate that autobiographical memory is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Successful recollection of information referring to one’s own person requires the intact ability to re-activate representation of the past self. In the current fMRI study we investi...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2019-03, Vol.49 (3), p.1267-1277
Main Authors: Cygan, Hanna B., Marchewka, Artur, Kotlewska, Ilona, Nowicka, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnostic imaging
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autobiographical memory
Autobiographies
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Brain
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Child and School Psychology
Cognitive Processes
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Memory
Memory, Episodic
Neural circuitry
Neural networks
Neurological Organization
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Physiological aspects
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Recall (Psychology)
Reflection
Self
Self Concept
Self examination (Psychology)
Young Adult
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Summary:Previous studies indicate that autobiographical memory is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Successful recollection of information referring to one’s own person requires the intact ability to re-activate representation of the past self. In the current fMRI study we investigated process of conscious reflection on the present self, the past self, and a close-other in the ASD and typically developing groups. Significant inter-group differences were found in the Past-Self condition. In individuals with ASD, reflection on the past self was associated with additional engagement of the posterior cingulate and posterior temporal structures. We hypothesize that this enhanced activation of widely distributed neural network reflects substantial difficulties in processes of reflection on one’s own person in the past.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3621-y