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    Atypical brain lateralisation in the auditory cortex and language performance in 3- to 7-year-old children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: a child-customised magnetoencephalography (MEG) study

    Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is used to measure the auditory evoked magnetic field (AEF), which reflects language-related performance. In young children, however, the simultaneous quantification of the bilater...

    Yuko Yoshimura, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Kiyomi Shitamichi, Sanae Ueno in Molecular Autism (2013)

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    A custom magnetoencephalography device reveals brain connectivity and high reading/decoding ability in children with autism

    A subset of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) performs more proficiently on certain visual tasks than may be predicted by their general cognitive performances. However, in younger children with A...

    Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yuko Yoshimura, Kiyomi Shitamichi, Sanae Ueno in Scientific Reports (2013)

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    Oxytocin attenuates feelings of hostility depending on emotional context and individuals' characteristics

    In humans, oxytocin (OT) enhances prosocial behaviour. However, it is still unclear how the prosocial effects of OT are modulated by emotional features and/or individuals' characteristics. In a placebo-control...

    Tetsu Hirosawa, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Haruhiro Higashida, Eiichi Okumura in Scientific Reports (2012)