Journal article
Autistic Traits and Enhanced Perceptual Representation of Pitch and Time
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.48(4), pp.1350-1358
04/01/2018
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2517-3
PMID: 26189179
Abstract
Enhanced basic perceptual discrimination has been reported for pitch in individuals with autism spectrum conditions. We test whether there is a correlational pattern of enhancement across the broader autism phenotype and whether this correlation occurs for the discrimination of pitch, time and loudness. Scores on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient correlated significantly with the pitch discrimination (r = -0.51, p < 0.05) and the time-interval discrimination (r = -0.45, p < 0.05) task that were based on a fixed reference. No correlation was found for intensity discrimination based on a fixed reference, nor for a variable reference based time-interval discrimination. The correlations suggest a relationship between autistic traits and the ability to form an enhanced, stable and highly accurate representation of auditory events in the pitch and time dimensions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Autistic Traits and Enhanced Perceptual Representation of Pitch and Time
- Creators
- Mary E. Stewart - Heriot-Watt UniversityTimothy D. Griffiths - Newcastle UniversityManon Grube - Newcastle University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.48(4), pp.1350-1358
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10803-015-2517-3
- PMID
- 26189179
- ISSN
- 0162-3257
- eISSN
- 1573-3432
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- WT 061136 MA / Wellcome Trust Psychology, Heriot-Watt University MR/M013383/1 / MRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Medical Research Council UK (MRC)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984627317302771
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