Virtual reality technology as an educational and intervention tool for children with autism spectrum disorder: current perspectives and future directions

M Zhang, H Ding, M Naumceska, Y Zhang - Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The worldwide rising trend of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) calls for innovative and
efficacious techniques for assessment and treatment. Virtual reality (VR) technology gains …

The present and future use of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for cognitive neuroscience

P Pinti, I Tachtsidis, A Hamilton, J Hirsch… - Annals of the new …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The past few decades have seen a rapid increase in the use of functional near‐infrared
spectroscopy (fNIRS) in cognitive neuroscience. This fast growth is due to the several …

Executive function in autism spectrum disorder: history, theoretical models, empirical findings, and potential as an endophenotype

EA Demetriou, MM DeMayo, AJ Guastella - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This review presents an outline of executive function (EF) and its application to autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The development of the EF construct, theoretical models of EF …

[HTML][HTML] Gamification of cognitive assessment and cognitive training: a systematic review of applications and efficacy

J Lumsden, EA Edwards, NS Lawrence… - JMIR serious …, 2016 - games.jmir.org
Background: Cognitive tasks are typically viewed as effortful, frustrating, and repetitive,
which often leads to participant disengagement. This, in turn, may negatively impact data …

Executive functions

I Cristofori, S Cohen-Zimerman, J Grafman - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Executive functions (EFs) include high-order cognitive abilities such as working memory,
inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem solving. EFs enable …

Virtual reality for enhanced ecological validity and experimental control in the clinical, affective and social neurosciences

TD Parsons - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
An essential tension can be found between researchers interested in ecological validity and
those concerned with maintaining experimental control. Research in the human …

The foundations of autistic flourishing

E Pellicano, M Heyworth - Current Psychiatry Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review All people—including Autistic people—deserve to live
flourishing lives. But what does a flourishing life look like for Autistic people? We suggest …

A review on the use of wearable functional near‐infrared spectroscopy in naturalistic environments

P Pinti, C Aichelburg, S Gilbert… - Japanese …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The development of novel miniaturized wireless and wearable functional near‐infrared
spectroscopy (fNIRS) devices has paved the way for new functional brain imaging that could …

Lesion studies in contemporary neuroscience

AR Vaidya, MS Pujara, M Petrides, EA Murray… - Trends in cognitive …, 2019 - cell.com
Studies of humans with focal brain damage and non-human animals with experimentally
induced brain lesions have provided pivotal insights into the neural basis of behavior. As the …

Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

M Koenigs, L Young, R Adolphs, D Tranel, F Cushman… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The psychological and neurobiological processes underlying moral judgement have been
the focus of many recent empirical studies,,,,,,,,,,. Of central interest is whether emotions play …