Autism

Neural correlates of multisensory enhancement in audiovisual narrative speech perception: A fMRI investigation

This fMRI study investigated the effect of seeing articulatory movements of a speaker while listening to a naturalistic narrative stimulus. It had the goal to identify regions of the language network showing multisensory enhancement under synchronous …

Attentional influences on neural processing of biological motion in typically developing children and those on the autism spectrum

Biological motion imparts rich information related to the movement, actions, intentions and affective state of others, which can provide foundational support for various aspects of social cognition and behavior. Given that atypical social …

An Examination of the Neural Unreliability Thesis of Autism

An emerging neuropathological theory of Autism, referred to here as the neural unreliability thesis, proposes greater varability in moment-to-moment cortical representation of environmental events, such that the system shows general instability in …

Sensory and Multisensory Development

My research investigates the developmental of unisensory and multisensory processing in typically developing children and children with developmental disorders such as Autism.

Neurophysiological Indices of Atypical Auditory Processing and Multisensory Integration are Associated with Symptom Severity in Autism

Atypical processing and integration of sensory inputs are hypothesized to play a role in unusual sensory reactions and social-cognitive deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Reports on the relationship between objective metrics of sensory …

The Development of Multisensory Integration in High-Functioning Autism; High-Density Electrical Mapping and Psychophysical Measures Reveal Impairments in the Processing of Audiovisual Inputs

Successful integration of auditory and visual inputs is crucial for both basic perceptual functions and for higher-order processes related to social cognition. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social cognition and …