Adults with autism spectrum disorders exhibit decreased sensitivity to reward parameters when making effort-based decisions
Open Access
- 21 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Vol. 4 (1), 13
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1866-1955-4-13
Abstract
Efficient effort expenditure to obtain rewards is critical for optimal goal-directed behavior and learning. Clinical observation suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may show dysregulated reward-based effort expenditure, but no behavioral study to date has assessed effort-based decision-making in ASD.Keywords
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