| Literature DB >> 16327784 |
Mirella Dapretto1, Mari S Davies, Jennifer H Pfeifer, Ashley A Scott, Marian Sigman, Susan Y Bookheimer, Marco Iacoboni.
Abstract
To examine mirror neuron abnormalities in autism, high-functioning children with autism and matched controls underwent fMRI while imitating and observing emotional expressions. Although both groups performed the tasks equally well, children with autism showed no mirror neuron activity in the inferior frontal gyrus (pars opercularis). Notably, activity in this area was inversely related to symptom severity in the social domain, suggesting that a dysfunctional 'mirror neuron system' may underlie the social deficits observed in autism.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16327784 PMCID: PMC3713227 DOI: 10.1038/nn1611
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884