Young children with autism show atypical prefrontal cortical responses to humanoid robots: An fNIRS study.

Journal: International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology
PMID: 36037937

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous behavioral studies have found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show greater interest in humanoid robots than in humans. However, the neural mechanism underlying this is not clear. This study compared brain activation patterns between children with ASD and neurotypical children while they watched videos with robots and humans.

Authors

  • Shumeng Hou
    Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China. Electronic address: houshumeng@hit.edu.cn.
  • Ning Liu
    School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Jun Zou
    State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Xuejiao Yin
    Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
  • Xinyue Liu
    BDX Research and Consulting LLC, Herndon, VA, 20171, USA.
  • Shi Zhang
    Department of Child Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
  • Jiesheng Chen
    Department of Child Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
  • Zhen Wei
    Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.

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