Study type: Human research · Status: Verified against declared source
Autism, oxytocin and interoception
2014
Study scale: Not reported
Abstract only: Open source record
Product or molecular entity relationships
- Oxytocin: Exact entity relationship. Legacy citation custody associates this source with the catalog record; no product-relevance conclusion is implied.
Plain-language verified summary
Question
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by profound social and verbal communication deficits, stereotypical motor behaviors, restricted interests, and cognitive abnormalities.
Methods
In the setting of interoceptive inference, precision adjusts the gain of signals conveying homoeostatic and reproductive (or socially) relevant information.
Scale or participants
Not reported in the reviewed source.
Key findings
We review how findings from the autistic literature support this model.
Limitations and uncertainty
Recently, a Bayesian model for autism has been advanced, suggesting that “people with autism see the world more accurately – as it really is – as a consequence of being less biased by prior experiences.” (Pellicano and Burr, 2012).
Verified against declared source. Verification is limited to the declared source and review scope. It does not mean independent replication or establish efficacy, safety, or suitability.