Autism and Adaptive Responses, and exploring the mPFC, ACC, and Insula
From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism · Ryan Sumner
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Show Notes
In this episode, we explore three regions associated with social awareness- the medial Prefrontal Cortex, the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, and the Insula. We review the functions of each, the interactions between each region, and the inputs and bi-directional connections to some crucial areas of the brain. In large part, we will review adaptive responses and cover some scientific literature on these regions and the implications to Autism.
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-024-00593-6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9354837/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06016-9
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763409000815?via%3Dihub#aep-section-id15
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17470919.2023.2242095
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006322308011578
(0:00) Intro; mPFC, ACC, and Insula
(3:26) mPFC, Excitation / Inhibition; CNTNAP2, SHANK3, Neuroligin, and PTEN
(7:42) Functions of mPFC and a primary dive into Adaptive Responses; Neuromodulators
(13:52) ACC
(15:23) the mPFC and ACC lead the way
(19:29) Scientific Studies on Theory of Mind Task and Sensory Processing
(21:52) Insula
(26:49) Scientific Study: Eye Gaze, Social Attention, Social Cognition, Observational Learning
(30:11) Social and Nonsocial Studies- different areas for Autistics versus Non-Autistic
(32:38) A study using 6-week-old Infants, attentional biases and sensorimotor and different brain areas
(35:05) Wrap Up
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