Evaluation of the Social Motivation Hypothesis of Autism | Zendy

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Evaluation of the Social Motivation Hypothesis of Autism

Author(s) -

Caitlin C. Clements,

Alisa R. Zoltowski,

Lisa Yankowitz,

Benjamin E. Yerys,

Robert T. Schultz,

John D. Herrington

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531

H-Index - 365

eISSN - 2168-6238

pISSN - 2168-622X

DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1100

Subject(s) - neurotypical , psycinfo , psychology , functional magnetic resonance imaging , autism , meta analysis , autism spectrum disorder , observational study , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medline , neuroscience , medicine , pathology , political science , law

The social motivation hypothesis posits that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) find social stimuli less rewarding than do people with neurotypical activity. However, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of reward processing have yielded mixed results.

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