An Effective Neurofeedback Intervention to Improve Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Friedrich, Elisabeth V. C.; Sivanathan, Aparajithan; Lim, Theodore; Suttie, Neil; Louchart, Sandy; Pillen, Steven; Pineda, Jaime A.
Titel	An Effective Neurofeedback Intervention to Improve Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 12, S.4084-4100 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2523-5
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Medicine; Intervention; Biofeedback; Feedback (Response); Outcomes of Treatment; Imitation; Emotional Response; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Medizin; Emotionales Verhalten; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Neurofeedback training (NFT) approaches were investigated to improve behavior, cognition and emotion regulation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Thirteen children with ASD completed pre-/post-assessments and 16 NFT-sessions. The NFT was based on a game that encouraged social interactions and provided feedback based on imitation and emotional responsiveness. Bidirectional training of EEG mu suppression and enhancement (8-12 Hz over somatosensory cortex) was compared to the standard method of enhancing mu. Children learned to control mu rhythm with both methods and showed improvements in (1) electrophysiology: increased mu suppression, (2) emotional responsiveness: improved emotion recognition and spontaneous imitation, and (3) behavior: significantly better behavior in every-day life. Thus, these NFT paradigms improve aspects of behavior necessary for successful social interactions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01