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An extended multisensory temporal binding window in autism spectrum disorders

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Foss-Feig, Jennifer H., Kwakye, Leslie D., Cascio, Carissa J., Burnette, Courtney P., Kadivar, Haleh, Stone, Wendy L., Wallace, Mark T.·2010·Experimental Brain Research
DOI 10.1007/s00221-010-2240-4PMC PMC2871100
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) form a continuum of neurodevelopmental disorders, characterized by deficits in communication and reciprocal social interaction, as well as by repetitive behaviors and restricted interests. Sensory disturbances are also frequently reported in clinical and autobiographical accounts. However, surprisingly few empirical studies have characterized the fundamental features of sensory and multisensory processing in ASD. The current study is structured to test for potential differences in multisensory temporal function in ASD by making use of a temporally dependent, low-level multisensory illusion. In this illusion, the presentation of a single flash of light accompanied by multiple sounds often results in the illusory perception of multiple flashes. By systematically varying the temporal structure of the audiovisual stimuli, a "temporal window" within which these stimuli are likely to be bound into a single perceptual entity can be defined. The results of this study revealed that children with ASD report the flash-beep illusion over an extended range of stimulus onset asynchronies relative to children with typical development, suggesting that children with ASD have altered multisensory temporal function. These findings provide valuable new insights into our understanding of sensory processing in ASD and may hold promise for the development of more sensitive diagnostic measures and improved remediation strategies.

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  • In children with autism spectrum disorder, the sound-induced flash illusion is less influenced by temporal discrepancies between auditory and visual presentations than in typically developing peers.

    “The perception of multisensory illusions such as the McGurk effect (Woynaroski et al., 2013) and the sound-induced flash illusion (Foss-Feig et al., 2010) are less influenced by temporal discrepancies between the auditory and visual presentations in ASD children when compared with their TD peers.”

    From Behavioral, Perceptual, and Neural Alterations in Sensory and Multisensory Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Foss-Feig et al., 2010

  • Individuals with ASD show abnormal integration of auditory and visual stimuli during the flash-beep illusion, either perceiving the illusion over a longer temporal window or being less susceptible to the illusion.

    “with evidence of abnormal integration of auditory and visual stimuli during the flash-beep illusion, either perceiving the illusion over a longer temporal window (Foss-Feig et al., 2010), or being less susceptible to the illusion (Stevenson et al., 2014b).”

    From The impact of atypical sensory processing on social impairments in autism spectrum disorder (2018) · cites this paper as Foss-Feig et al., 2010

  • There is converging evidence that the temporal binding window is extended in individuals with ASD, which may give rise to alterations in sensory processing.

    “There is converging evidence that the “temporal binding window” is extended in individuals with ASD, which may give rise to alterations in sensory processing (see Wallace and Stevenson, 2014 for a review; Foss-Feig et al., 2010, Kwakye et al., 2011, Stevenson et al., 2014b).”

    From The impact of atypical sensory processing on social impairments in autism spectrum disorder (2018) · cites this paper as Foss-Feig et al., 2010

  • Such abnormalities in timing are apparent in the extended temporal binding window in ASD.

    “Such abnormalities in timing are apparent in the extended temporal binding window in ASD (Foss-Feig et al., 2010).”

    From The impact of atypical sensory processing on social impairments in autism spectrum disorder (2018) · cites this paper as Foss-Feig et al., 2010

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Authors
Foss-Feig, J. H., Kwakye, L. D., Cascio, C. J., Burnette, C. P., Kadivar, H., Stone, W. L., & Wallace, M. T.
Affiliations
Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Wallace, Mark T.
ORCID
Venue
Experimental Brain Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2010-04-14
Volume
203
Issue
2
Pages
381-389
ISSN
  • 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1106
DOI
10.1007/s00221-010-2240-4
PMC
PMC2871100
OpenAlex
W2001229810
Cited by
411
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Experimental Brain Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UNM’s Digital Repository (University of New Mexico) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD007226)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, multisensory integration, temporal binding, audiovisual binding, stimulus onset asynchrony, sensory processing, perceptual binding, children
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Auditory Perception, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Illusions, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Time Factors, Visual Perception

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