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Ni, Hsing-Chang; Chen, Yi-Lung; Chao, Yi-Ping; Wu, Chen-Te; Wu, Yu-Yu; Liang, Sophie Hsin-Yi; Chin, Wei-Chih; Chou, Tai-Li; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Huang, Ying-Zu; Lin, Hsiang-Yuan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The posterior superior temporal sulcus is a potential therapeutic target of brain stimulation for autism spectrum disorder. We conducted a 4-week randomized, single-blind parallel sham-controlled trial, followed by additional 4-week open-label intervention to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy regarding intermittent theta burst stimulation over…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Ridley, Nicole J.; Homewood, Judi; Walters, Jenny – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
Cerebellar dysfunction and impaired cognitive flexibility are key features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, despite the increasing interest in subclinical autism, no research has yet examined the relationship between these signs and autistic traits in the wider population. This study used the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) questionnaire…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Neurological Impairments
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Johnson, Wendy; Bouchard, Thomas J., Jr. – Intelligence, 2007
Recent work with the 42 mental ability tests administered to participants of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart (MISTRA) has suggested that there are important dimensions of mental ability that function independently of "g". Two of these dimensions, rotation-verbal and focus-diffusion, appear to involve trade-offs: greater…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Brain, Intelligence
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Rodriguez-Aranda, Claudia; Sundet, Kjetil – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2006
With 101 healthy aging adult participants, the authors investigated whether executive functions are a unitary concept. The authors established the factor structure of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST; E. A. Berg, 1948), the Stroop color and word test (C. J. Golden, 1978), verbal fluency using the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT;…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Factor Structure, Association Measures, Cognitive Processes