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Disrupted cognitive and affective empathy network interactions in autistic children viewing social animation.
Guo, Xinrong; Xu, Chuanyong; Chen, Jierong; Wu, Zhiliu; Hou, Shumeng; Wei, Zhen.
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  • Guo X; Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
  • Xu C; Department of Child Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518040, China.
  • Chen J; School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
  • Wu Z; Department of Child Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518040, China.
  • Hou S; Department of Child Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518040, China.
  • Wei Z; Department of Humanity and Social Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci ; 19(1)2024 May 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38597901
ABSTRACT
Empathy can be divided into two core components, cognitive empathy (CE) and affective empathy (AE), mediated by distinct neural networks. Deficient empathy is a central feature of autism spectrum conditions (ASCs), but it is unclear if this deficit results from disruption solely within empathy networks or from disrupted functional integration between CE and AE networks. To address this issue, we measured functional connectivity (FC) patterns both within and between empathy networks in autistic children (4-8 years, n = 31) and matched typically developing (TD) children (n = 26) using near-infrared spectroscopy during the presentation of an animated story evoking CE and AE. Empathy and social communication ability were also assessed using the Empathy Quotient/Systemizing Quotient (EQ/SQ) and Social Responsiveness Scale, respectively. The results showed that the FC in the AE network of autistic children did not differ from the TD group across conditions; however, the ASC group showed weaker FC in the CE network under the CE condition and weaker FC between networks when processing AE information, the latter of which was negatively correlated with EQ scores in ASC. The empathy defect in ASC may involve abnormal integration of CE and AE network activities under AE conditions.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastorno Autístico / Espectroscopía Infrarroja Corta / Empatía Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastorno Autístico / Espectroscopía Infrarroja Corta / Empatía Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Reino Unido