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Atypical brain responses to reward cues in autism as revealed by event-related potentials

Kohls, Gregor, Peltzer, Judith, Schulte-Rüther, Martin, Kamp-Becker, Inge, Remschmidt, Helmut, Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate, Konrad, Kerstin·2011·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DOI 10.1007/s10803-011-1177-1
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Social motivation deficit theories suggest that children with autism do not properly anticipate and appreciate the pleasure of social stimuli. In this study, we investigated event-related brain potentials evoked by cues that triggered social versus monetary reward anticipation in children with autism. Children with autism showed attenuated P3 activity in response to cues associated with a timely reaction to obtain a reward, irrespective of reward type. We attribute this atypical P3 activity in response to reward cues as reflective of diminished motivated attention to reward signals, a possible contributor to reduced social motivation in autism. Thus, our findings suggest a general reward processing deficit rather than a specific social reward dysfunction in autism.

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  • The current imaging finding of differential ventral striatum responsivity to monetary versus social reward among the three study groups is consistent with earlier work on reward responsiveness in youth with and without ASD or ADHD.

    “The current imaging finding of differential ventral striatum responsivity to monetary versus social reward among the three study groups is consistent with our earlier work on reward responsiveness in youth with and without ASD or ADHD (Kohls et al., 2009a, Kohls et al., 2009b, Kohls et al., 2011, Kohls et al., 2013b, Vloet et al., 2011).”

    From Differentiating neural reward responsiveness in autism versus ADHD (2014) · cites this paper as Kohls et al., 2011

  • Two reports showed that social rewards (e.g., affirmative faces) elicited robust P3 and FRN responses comparable with those evoked by monetary rewards.

    “Although most normative studies have focused on the effect of monetary reward on these components, more recently, two reports showed that social rewards (for example, affirmative faces) elicited robust P3 and FRN responses comparable with those evoked by monetary rewards [92,93].”

    From Social “wanting” dysfunction in autism: neurobiological underpinnings and treatment implications (2012) · cites this paper as [92]

  • Kohls and colleagues found that the outcome-related P3 did not differentiate between ASD and TDC participants, but whereas the TDC group exhibited an increased P3 in response to cues that signaled a potential social or monetary reward relative to non-reward, the ASD group did not show this enhancement effect, and even showed diminished P3 activity in response to cues that triggered a phase of社会奖励的

    “Consistent with the findings of Groen et al. [102] and Larson et al. [103], the outcome-related P3 did not differentiate between ASD and TDC participants. However, whereas the TDC group exhibited an increased P3 in response to cues that signaled a potential social or monetary reward, relative to non-reward, the ASD group did not show this enhancement effect, and even showed diminished P3 activity”

    From Social “wanting” dysfunction in autism: neurobiological underpinnings and treatment implications (2012) · cites this paper as [92]

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Authors
Kohls, G., Peltzer, J., Schulte-Rüther, M., Kamp-Becker, I., Remschmidt, H., Herpertz-Dahlmann, B., & Konrad, K.
Affiliations
  • RWTH Aachen University (DE)
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Kohls, Gregor
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-02-03
Volume
41
Issue
11
Pages
1523-1533
ISSN
  • 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3432
DOI
10.1007/s10803-011-1177-1
OpenAlex
W2050078723
Cited by
101
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, reward anticipation, social motivation, P300, event-related potentials, social reward, monetary rewards, motivated attention, children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Brain, Child, Cues, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Humans, Male, Motivation, Neuropsychological Tests, Reaction Time, Reward, Social Perception, Case-Control Studies

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