Atypical interpersonal synchronization and its neural mechanism in children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHAO Lihua; LI Jing

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1836

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3) : 274-278. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1836

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Atypical interpersonal synchronization and its neural mechanism in children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHAO Lihua^1,2, LI Jing^1,2

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Interpersonal synchrony has been treated as a critical element to build up social communication system. Systematic study of neuroscience literature showed interpersonal synchrony decreased or disrupted at different levels for children who have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including behavior level, intelligence level and emotional level. Furthermore, magnetoencephalography neuroimaging evidence has shown that there is reduction or interruption of brain synchronous coordination response between ASD children and peers. It is difficult to realize the sharing of implicit mental state and the synchronization of explicit interactive behavior. Future studies may propose modelling of interpersonal synchrony for ASD individual from three aspects, including cognitive solidification, behavioral disharmony and emotional expression imbalance, and explore whether the atypical interpersonal synchronization of ASD children is the product of impaired social function or the potential mechanism of impaired social function.

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interpersonal synchrony / autism spectrum disorder(ASD) / inter-brain synchrony / music therapy / children

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ZHAO Lihua, LI Jing. Atypical interpersonal synchronization and its neural mechanism in children with autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(3): 274-278 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1836

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