Abnormal spatial frequency processing in high-functioning children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
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Objective Basic abnormalities in visual information processing could be associated with the local visual bias often found in subjects with PDD. Therefore, the present study investigated the existence of deficits in spatial frequency processing at an early sensory level in children with PDD.Methods Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and VEP dipole sources elicited by high and low spatial frequency gratings were analyzed in high-functioning children with PDD and matched controls.Results Around 80 ms (N80-latency) children with PDD did not show the same robust differences between high and low spatial frequencies in VEP amplitude and VEP brain sources as controls, because of atypical processing of high frequencies. Analyses at the P1-latency (130 ms) revealed that, although similar inferior-medial brain sources were activated for the processing of both spatial frequencies in the PDD and control group, source strength in response to both frequencies was weaker in the PDD compared to control group. Moreover, additional superior-lateral brain sources were activated during the processing of both frequencies in the PDD group.Conclusions Decreased specialized processing of high and low spatial frequencies might be a robust characteristic of PDD. Early in processing abnormalities in high spatial frequency processing seem to occur in PDD. At a later phase in processing there seems to be both atypical high and low spatial frequency processing. Considering that the processing of specific spatial frequencies plays an important role in the processing of global and local aspects of hierarchical stimuli and faces and of emotions, present data suggest that peculiarities in PDD subjects with respect to these stimuli might be related to an abnormality in more fundamental visual processes.Significance A basic abnormality in visual frequency processing is established in children with PDD.
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Boeschoten et al. (2007) found that conventional ERP analysis revealed no differences between the responses of 10-11-year-old children with PDD and CA-and IQ-matched controls.
“Conventional ERP analysis revealed no differences between the responses of these 10-11-year-old children and CA-and IQmatched controls.”
From Vision in autism spectrum disorders (2009) · cites this paper as Boeschoten et al. (2007)
Boeschoten et al. (2007) found that source analysis revealed controls appeared to be using specialist face processing mechanisms when faces were dominated by low spatial-frequency (LSF) content, but children with PDD were not.
“However, the source analysis revealed that the controls appeared to be using specialist face processing mechanisms when the faces were dominated by low spatial-frequency (LSF) content, but the children with PDD were not.”
From Vision in autism spectrum disorders (2009) · cites this paper as Boeschoten et al. (2007)
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- Authors
- Boeschoten, M. A., Kenemans, J. L., Engeland, H. V., & Kemner, C.
- Affiliations
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Boeschoten, M.A.
- Venue
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 2076-2088
- ISSN
- 1388-2457 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2103822969
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Neurophysiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Keywords
- pervasive developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, high-functioning children, spatial frequency processing, visual evoked potentials, face processing, emotional processing
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Visual, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Neurological, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Space Perception
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