Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children
ABSTRACT This study focused upon the functional capacity of mirror neurons in autistic children. 30 individuals, 10 carriers of the autistic syndrome (GCA), 10 with intellectual impairments (GDI), and 10 non-autistics (GCN) had registered eletroencephalogram from the brain area theoretically related...
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| author | Vernon Furtado da Silva Mauricio Rocha Calomeni Rodolfo Alkmim Moreira Nunes Carlos Elias Pimentel Gabriela Paes Martins Patrícia da Cruz Araruna Oliveira Patrícia Bagno Silva Alair Pedro Ribeiro de Souza e Silva |
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| description | ABSTRACT This study focused upon the functional capacity of mirror neurons in autistic children. 30 individuals, 10 carriers of the autistic syndrome (GCA), 10 with intellectual impairments (GDI), and 10 non-autistics (GCN) had registered eletroencephalogram from the brain area theoretically related to mirror neurons. Data collection procedure occurred prior to brain stimulation and after the stimulation session. During the second session, participants had to alternately process figures evoking neutral, happy, and/or sorrowful feelings. Results proved that, for all groups, the stimulation process in fact produced additional activation in the neural area under study. The level of activation was related to the format of emotional stimuli and the likelihood of boosting such stimuli. Since the increase of activation occurred in a model similar to the one observed for the control group, we may suggest that the difficulty people with autism have at expressing emotions is not due to nonexistence of mirror neurons. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e7cf321818b4ba3bcd559b0c114305a2025-08-20T02:38:48ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272016-08-0174863263710.1590/0004-282X20160092S0004-282X2016000800632Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic childrenVernon Furtado da SilvaMauricio Rocha CalomeniRodolfo Alkmim Moreira NunesCarlos Elias PimentelGabriela Paes MartinsPatrícia da Cruz Araruna OliveiraPatrícia Bagno SilvaAlair Pedro Ribeiro de Souza e SilvaABSTRACT This study focused upon the functional capacity of mirror neurons in autistic children. 30 individuals, 10 carriers of the autistic syndrome (GCA), 10 with intellectual impairments (GDI), and 10 non-autistics (GCN) had registered eletroencephalogram from the brain area theoretically related to mirror neurons. Data collection procedure occurred prior to brain stimulation and after the stimulation session. During the second session, participants had to alternately process figures evoking neutral, happy, and/or sorrowful feelings. Results proved that, for all groups, the stimulation process in fact produced additional activation in the neural area under study. The level of activation was related to the format of emotional stimuli and the likelihood of boosting such stimuli. Since the increase of activation occurred in a model similar to the one observed for the control group, we may suggest that the difficulty people with autism have at expressing emotions is not due to nonexistence of mirror neurons.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000800632&lng=en&tlng=entranstorno autísticoneurônios-espelhoemoções |
| spellingShingle | Vernon Furtado da Silva Mauricio Rocha Calomeni Rodolfo Alkmim Moreira Nunes Carlos Elias Pimentel Gabriela Paes Martins Patrícia da Cruz Araruna Oliveira Patrícia Bagno Silva Alair Pedro Ribeiro de Souza e Silva Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria transtorno autístico neurônios-espelho emoções |
| title | Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| title_full | Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| title_fullStr | Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| title_short | Brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| title_sort | brain stimulation used as biofeedback in neuronal activation of the temporal lobe area in autistic children |
| topic | transtorno autístico neurônios-espelho emoções |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000800632&lng=en&tlng=en |
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