Neural encoding of Speech sounds: Autism
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are developmental disorders which have as a primary indicator an impairment in social communication and language development, including expressive control of prosody in speech. Variations in prosody distinguish statements from questions, provide inference to the speaker’s emotional tone of voice, and indicate the beginning and end of words and phrases. In the lab we are interested in the neural encoding of speech in the central auditory nervous system of children with ASD in an effort to identify physiological markers of the disorder and suggest possible treatment strategies.
Slide Show: Autism: Neural Encoding and Vocal Production of Prosody
