Associative Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder

University Hospital, Caen80 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate the neural substrates of associative memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder using both behavioural and EEG assessments.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Autistic Disorder

Interventions

ElectroencephalographyOTHER

EEG recordings during memory tests

Neuropsychological assessmentBEHAVIORAL

patterns of eye gaze during cognitive tests

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Right handed children from 10 to 18 years old * Informed consent signed by the legal representative and adolescent himself. * Medical Examinations, psychopathology, and cognitive examination in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria specific to each population: * People with ASD: * Participants with ASD without mental retardation with a diagnosis in reference to the DSM V criteria * Controls : Participants without ASD Main exclusion criteria: * mental retardation, * schizophrenia, * ADHD, * head injury with lost of consciousness

Locations (1)

Caen University Hospital

Caen, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Index of discrimination obtained with the task of associative memory

Time frame: 4 years

Central Contacts

Bérengère GUILLERY-GIRARD, PhD

CONTACT

0231064347 berengere.guillery@unicaen.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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