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An experimental study of autism spectrum disorder in relation to social structure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K12446
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Cognitive science
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Masataka Nobuo  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (60192746)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 後藤 幸織  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (10645584)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords自閉症スペクトラム / 発達障害 / 社会認知 / 社会的順位 / セロトニン / 認知機能 / 社会環境 / 自閉症 / 脳発達 / 社会集団
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated how recognition of social hierarchy might differ in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from that in normal children, by conducting a battery of psychological tests, along with assessments of personality traits and urine serotonin concentration. We found that, although ASD has been suggested to exhibit disrupted social cognition due to deficits of Theory of Mind (e.g. difficulty in recognition of emotional states of others), recognition of social signals, when it comes to those associated with social hierarchy, were even stronger in ASD children than normal children. These results suggest that deficits of social information processing in ASD may not be generalized to all aspects, and social information processing could be even facilitated depending on which aspects such social information is associated with.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会的順位は、様々なの動物の集団に存在しており、人間社会も例外ではない。社会的順位の存在する集団では、その集団内の他者の順位をより正確に認識することには、集団内において有利に行動することが出来る。自閉症スペクトラム(ASD)は、他者との社会的コミュニケーションの困難を主な症状とする発達障害であることから、そのような症状の一端には、社会的順位の認識の困難も伴うものだろうと考え、本研究で我々は検証を行った。
その結果、予想に反し、ASDでは、社会的順位の認識は通常よりも強まっていることが見いだされた。この結果は、ASDでの社会的コミュニケーションの困難を、もう一度考え直す必要があることを示す。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 6 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Daegu Catholic University(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Catholic University of Daegu(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Rennes 1/National Veterinary School of Toulouse(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Neurodiversity and Artistic Performance Characteristic of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder2018

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo Masataka
    • Journal Title

      frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 9 Pages: 2594-2594

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02594

    • NAID

      120006546166

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neurodiversity, Giftedness, and Aesthetic Perceptual Judgment of Music in Children with Autism2017

    • Author(s)
      Nobuo, Masataka
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 8 Pages: 1595-1595

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01595

    • NAID

      120006348290

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 自閉症スペクトラムにおける偏食と醗酵乳食品摂取の認知・情動機能への影響2017

    • Author(s)
      Iriguchi M, Ogawa S, Lee YA, Goto Y
    • Journal Title

      発達研究:発達科学研究教育センター紀要

      Volume: 31

    • NAID

      40021261347

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Autism, its cultural modulation and niche construction in societies Reply to comments on “Implications of the idea of neurodiversity for understanding the origins of developmental disorders”2017

    • Author(s)
      Masataka N
    • Journal Title

      Physics of Life Reviews

      Volume: - Pages: 122-125

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.plrev.2017.01.027

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Associations of acute and chronic stress hormones with cognitive functions in autism spectrum disorder.2017

    • Author(s)
      Ogawa, S., Lee, Y. A., Yamaguchi, Y., Shibata, Y., & Goto, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience

      Volume: 343 Pages: 229-239

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.12.003

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Dopamine-dependent visual attention preference to social stimuli in non-human primates2017

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi Y, Atsumi T, Poirot R, Lee YA, Kato A, Goto Y
    • Journal Title

      Psychopharmacology (Berlin)

      Volume: 234 Issue: 7 Pages: 1113-1120

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00213-017-4544-6

    • NAID

      120006822569

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Atypical colour preference in children with autism spectrum disorder2016

    • Author(s)
      Grandgeorge M, Masataka N
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 7 Pages: 1976-1976

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01976

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] ニューロダイバーシティの科学をめざして2018

    • Author(s)
      正高信男
    • Organizer
      日本LD学会 第27回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2022-02-22  

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