Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2024. Vol. 13, no. 2, 71–83
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2024130207
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)
Differences in EEG Spectral Power and Behavioral Profiles between Children with Non-syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome with Comorbid Autistic Features
Abstract
The diverse nature of the autistic spectrum disorders group (ASD) may be associated with EEG patterns, which may be specific for different profiles of ASD. Approximately 15% of children with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit autistic features, and the cognitive impairment associated with this syndrome remains unclear. We aimed to explore the potential similarities in behavioral disorders and their EEG correlates between non-syndromic ASD and DS children with comorbid autistic features. Three groups of right-handed boys participated in the experiments: typically developed boys (“control”) — N = 36; mean age = 7.11, SD = 0.86; DS group age N = 15, mean age 7.2 (SD = 0.94), and ASD group; N — 36; mean age — 7.11, SD — 0.86; DS group age N — 15, mean age 7.2 (SD — 0.94), and ASD group; N — 39; mean age — 6.24 (SD — 0.91). Increased theta rhythm spectral power in EEG was found in the frontal and temporal areas, while the alpha rhythm in the occipital area exhibited a reduction in children with DS and ASD as compared with control. The alterations in bioelectric activity, such as increased spectral power f theta in the frontal area and a reduction of EEG spectral power in the occipital alpha band, were partially similar in children with DS and with ASD, albeit less pronounced in DS. A distinctive EEG characteristic of DS was the heightened spectral power of beta rhythm compared to the control group. The Psychoeducational Profile testing in DS revealed inferior results in verbal development (p < 0.05) and cognitive representations (p < 0.05) compared to both the control and ASD groups. However, no differences were found in the total cognitive development scale between DS and ASD. At the behavioral level, impaired verbal and non-verbal intelligence was more prominent in DS than in ASD.
General Information
Keywords: Down syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders, EEG, cognitive development
Journal rubric: Psychology of Special and Inclusive Education
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2024130207
Funding. This study was partially supported by the RFBR grant (No 20-013-00395А) and funds within the state assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for 2019—2023.
Received: 10.05.2024
Accepted:
For citation: Luschekina E.A., Martynova O.V., Strelets V.B. Differences in EEG Spectral Power and Behavioral Profiles between Children with Non-syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome with Comorbid Autistic Features [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2024. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 71–83. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2024130207. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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Introduction
Methods
Results
Bands\Electrodes |
FFp1 |
FFp2 |
FF7 |
FF8 |
FF3 |
FF4 |
TC3 |
CC4 |
3.5-7.5Hz |
90.58 |
50.47 |
17.19 |
15.49 |
10.30 |
22.26 |
13.06 |
12.73 |
8-13Hz |
00.00 |
00.00 |
50.60 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
30.60 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
14-30Hz |
30.98 |
00.00 |
15.24 |
60.83 |
10.03 |
16.77 |
10.34 |
60.58 |
30-45Hz |
60.33 |
30.26 |
50.59 |
80.08 |
50.44 |
60.12 |
70.53 |
50.81 |
Bands\Electrodes |
CT3 |
CT4 |
TT5 |
TT6 |
PP3 |
PP4 |
OO1 |
OO2 |
3.5-7.5Hz |
90.34 |
11.13 |
90.33 |
10.40 |
00.00 |
50.20 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
8-13Hz |
00.00 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
50.59 |
60.38 |
11.99 |
16.42 |
14-30Hz |
60.43 |
60.84 |
12.41 |
10.01 |
00.00 |
30.55 |
40.67 |
60.69 |
30-45Hz |
60.54 |
40.02 |
30.26 |
30.82 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
00.00 |
50.16 |
Conclusion
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