Eigsti, I. M., Rosset, D., Col Cozzari, G., Da Fonseca, D., & Deruelle, C. (in press). Effects of motor action on affective preferences in autism spectrum disorders: Different influences of embodiment. Developmental Science.

Abstract:

In the embodied cognition framework, our sensory, motor and emotional experiences are encoded along with sensorimotor cues from the context in which information was acquired. As such, representations retain an initial imprint of the manner in which information was acquired. The current study reports results indicating a lack of embodiment effects in ASD, and further, an association between embodiment differences and ASD symptomatology. The current results are consistent with an embodied account of ASD that goes beyond social experiences and could be driven by subtle deficits in sensorimotor coordination.

We bid farewell today to Griffin, who was a great addition to the lab this summer.

Along with the many UCONN presentations, Brian Castelluccio spoke about our mouse model project at the IMFAR-2014 meeting in Atlanta, GA.

In Spring 2014 the DCN Lab moved into a new space! 

Emily did a great job presenting her project at the SHARE Program – May 2014.

 

  

 

 

 

Spearheaded by Allison Canfield, the lab recently received funding for a study of the comprehension and production of low-level acoustic detail relevant to speech processing and auditory sensitivities in ASD. Subject recruitment has begun, with data collection in Summer-Fall 2014. Great work, Allison!  If you would like to refer someone to participate, please visit our “Participating in Research FAQ” page, and fill out the auto-submit form!