Disorder-specific alterations of tactile sensitivity in neurodevelopmental disorders

Jason L. He; Ericka Wodka; Mark Tommerdahl; Richard A. E. Edden; Mark Mikkelsen; Stewart H. Mostofsky; Nicolaas A. J. Puts

doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01592-y

Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

Disorder-specific alterations of tactile sensitivity in neurodevelopmental disorders

Jason L. He,
Ericka Wodka,
Mark Tommerdahl,
Richard A. E. Edden,
Mark Mikkelsen,
Stewart H. Mostofsky,
Nicolaas A. J. Puts

Affiliations

Jason L. He: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ericka Wodka: Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Mark Tommerdahl: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard A. E. Edden: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mark Mikkelsen: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stewart H. Mostofsky: Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Nicolaas A. J. Puts: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01592-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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He et al. assessed different parameters of tactile processing in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They found evidence for disorder-specific alterations of lower-level sensory processing, which can be related back to higher-level clinical symptoms.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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