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Atypical Neurophysiology Underlying Episodic and Semantic Memory in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show atypicalities in episodic memory (Boucher et al. in Psychological Bulletin, 138 (3), 458–496, 2012). We asked participants to recall the colours of a set of studied line drawings (episodic judgement), or to recognize line drawings alone (semantic judgement). Cycowicz et al. (Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 65, 171–237, 2001) found early (300 ms onset) posterior old–new event-related potential effects for semantic judgements in typically developing (TD) individuals, and occipitally focused negativity (800 ms onset) for episodic judgements. Our results replicated findings in TD individuals and demonstrate attenuated early old–new effects in ASD. Late posterior negativity was present in the ASD group, but was not specific to this time window. This non-specificity may contribute to the atypical episodic memory judgements characteristic of individuals with ASD.

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Abbreviations

AQ:

Autism quotient

EEG:

Electroencephalography

ERP:

Event-related potential

FIQ:

Full intelligence quotient

M:

Mean

PIQ:

Performance intelligence quotient

TD:

Typically developing

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The authors would like to thank the individuals who participated in the study. The first author was supported by a research studentship from the Department of Psychology, City University London.

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Massand, E., Bowler, D.M. Atypical Neurophysiology Underlying Episodic and Semantic Memory in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 45, 298–315 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1869-9

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