Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing, 100101, China.
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Jun;52(6):2644-2655. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05155-w. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
Interoception is believed to underlie socio-cognitive functions which are often impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In this study, Experiment 1 examined in a sample of 114 neurotypical college students the associations among autistic traits, alexithymia, and interoceptive accuracy (IA), which was assessed by a novel paradigm "Eye-tracking Interoceptive Accuracy Task (EIAT). In Experiment 2, EIAT and the Autism Spectrum Quotient were administered to 52 preschool children, 50 adolescents, and 50 adults. Experiment 1 supported the association between autistic traits and alexithymia, but failed to support their association with multidimensional interoception. Experiment 2 strongly supported the association between age and IA. We conclude that cardiac IA differs between neurotypical age groups, but shows limited relationship with autistic traits.
内感受被认为是社会认知功能的基础,而社会认知功能在自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)患者中常常受损。在这项研究中,实验 1 在 114 名神经典型的大学生样本中考察了自闭症特质、述情障碍和内感受准确性(IA)之间的关联,IA 通过一种新的范式“眼动内感受准确性任务(EIAT)”来评估。在实验 2 中,EIAT 和自闭症谱系商数(AQ)被用于 52 名学龄前儿童、50 名青少年和 50 名成年人。实验 1 支持自闭症特质和述情障碍之间的关联,但未能支持它们与多维内感受之间的关联。实验 2 强烈支持年龄与 IA 之间的关联。我们的结论是,心脏 IA 在神经典型的年龄组之间存在差异,但与自闭症特质的关系有限。