Dual Logic and Dual Neural Basis for Reciprocal Social Interaction

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Over the past decade 3D collaborative virtual learning has gained increasing attention from researchers and practitioners in educational technology. Learners experience of presence in collaborative activities and social interactions among learners are identified as key constructs for the social dimensions of 3D collaborative virtual learning. 3D Collaborative Virtual Learning Environments (CVLEs) are beginning to be used to support learning in a variety of disciplines, including social skills learning for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This case study explores 11 youth with ASD's experience of embodied social presence and reciprocal social interaction while learning social competence in a 3D CVLE-iSocial. The findings describe youth with ASD's 1) levels of embodied presence, embodied copresence, and embodied social presence; and 2) verbal and nonverbal reciprocal social interactions across the variety of Naturalistic Practice activities in iSocial. In addition, the results of this case study inform future design by indicating associations of design features of iSocial 3D CVLE with youth with ASD's experience of embodied social presence and characteristics of reciprocal social interaction.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Fragile X Syndrome: Within-Syndrome Differences and Age-Related Changes

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1352/1944-7558-115.4.307 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 115 (4) ◽

pp. 307-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

Andrea McDuffie ◽

Leonard Abbeduto ◽

Pamela Lewis ◽

Sara Kover ◽

Jee-Seon Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Fragile X Syndrome ◽

Fragile X ◽

Repetitive Behaviors ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Autism Symptoms ◽

Restricted Interests ◽

Age Related ◽

Reciprocal Social Interaction ◽

Age Related Changes

Abstract The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) was used to examine diagnostic profiles and age-related changes in autism symptoms for a group of verbal children and adolescents who had fragile X syndrome, with and without autism. After controlling for nonverbal IQ, we found statistically significant between-group differences for lifetime and current autism symptoms for the Communication and Restricted Interests/Repetitive Behaviors domains, but not the Reciprocal Social Interaction domain. Effect sizes for differences in Reciprocal Social Interaction also were smaller than effect sizes for the other domains, with one exception. Overall, severity of autism symptoms improved with age for all participants, with the least improvement noted for Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviors. FMRP did not account for unique variance in autism symptoms over and above nonverbal IQ.

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Emergence of the default-mode network from resting-state to activation-state in reciprocal social interaction via eye contact

2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) ◽

10.1109/embc.2015.7318734 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ray F. Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Default Mode Network ◽

Resting State ◽

Eye Contact ◽

Default Mode ◽

Reciprocal Social Interaction

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Is left-behind a real reason for children’s social cognition deficit? An fNIRS study on the effect of social interaction on left-behind preschooler’s prefrontal activation

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0254010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. e0254010

Author(s):

Keya Ding ◽

Chuanjiang Li ◽

Huibin Jia ◽

Mingming Zhang ◽

Dongchuan Yu

Keyword(s):

Social Cognition ◽

Social Interaction ◽

Joint Attention ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Brain Activation ◽

Neural Basis ◽

Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽

Left Behind ◽

Initiating Joint Attention

The left-behind phenomenon, caused by parent out-migration, has become a common social issue and might lead to long-term and potential risks for children in rural areas of China. It is important to investigate the effect of social interaction on prefrontal activation of left-behind children in China because of possible effects of parent out-migration on children’s social cognition. We recruited 81 rural Chinese preschoolers aged 52–76 months (mean = 64.98 ± 6.321 months) preschoolers with three different statuses of parental out-migration (including non-, partially, and completely left-behind children). Using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), we compared behavior and brain activation and in three groups (non-, partially-, completely-left-behind children) under two different social interaction conditions (child-teacher and child-stranger situation). Results revealed that initiating joint attention (IJA) may evoke higher brain activation than responding to joint attention (RJA) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), especially in the case of initiating joint attention with the stranger. In addition, the activation of joint attention was positively correlated with children’s language score, cognitive flexibility, and facial expression recognition. More importantly, partially-left-behind children evoked higher brain activation in the IJA condition and presented a higher language level than completely/non-left-behind children. The current study provides insight into the neural basis of left-behind children’s development and revealed for the first time that family economic level and left-behind status may contribute to the lower social cognition.

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Behavioural and psychological characteristics in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome: a comparison with Angelman and Cornelia de Lange syndromes

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽

10.1186/s11689-019-9282-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alice Watkins ◽

Stacey Bissell ◽

Jo Moss ◽

Chris Oliver ◽

Jill Clayton-Smith ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Social Communication ◽

Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Sensory Profile ◽

Psychological Characteristics ◽

Genetic Syndrome ◽

Reciprocal Social Interaction ◽

Cornelia De Lange ◽

Challenging Behaviours

Abstract Background Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder associated with intellectual disability. Although the genetic mechanisms underlying the disorder have been identified, description of its behavioural phenotype is in its infancy. In this study, reported behavioural and psychological characteristics of individuals with PTHS were investigated in comparison with the reported behaviour of age-matched individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS) and Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Methods Questionnaire data were collected from parents/caregivers of individuals with PTHS (n = 24), assessing behaviours associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), sociability, mood, repetitive behaviour, sensory processing, challenging behaviours and overactivity and impulsivity. For most measures, data were compared to data for people with AS (n = 24) and CdLS (n = 24) individually matched by adaptive ability, age and sex. Results Individuals with PTHS evidenced significantly higher levels of difficulties with social communication and reciprocal social interaction than individuals with AS, with 21 of 22 participants with PTHS meeting criteria indicative of ASD on a screening instrument. Individuals with PTHS were reported to be less sociable with familiar and unfamiliar people than individuals with AS, but more sociable with unfamiliar people than individuals with CdLS. Data also suggested areas of atypicality in sensory experiences. Challenging behaviours were reported frequently in PTHS, with self-injury (70.8%) occurring at significantly higher rates than in AS (41.7%) and aggression (54.2%) occurring at significantly higher rates than in CdLS (25%). Individuals with PTHS also evidenced lower reported mood than individuals with AS. Conclusions Behaviours which may be characteristic of PTHS include those associated with ASD, including deficits in social communication and reciprocal social interaction. High rates of aggression and self-injurious behaviour compared to other genetic syndrome groups are of potential clinical significance and warrant further investigation. An atypical sensory profile may also be evident in PTHS. The specific aetiology of and relationships between different behavioural and psychological atypicalities in PTHS, and effective clinical management of these, present potential topics for future research.

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