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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

EEG sensorimotor rhythms in children with autism spectrum disorders

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V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Anna I. Kaida
Angarskaya, 38, Simferopol, 295001; moc.liamg@annaadyak

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Funding: the study received a grant #VG08/2020 supported by Vernadsky Crimean Federal University.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Vernandsky Crimean Federal University ethics committee (Minutes #6 of June 04, 2020). Parents of the children submitted the informed consent forms allowing their children to participate in the experiment.

Author contribution: Kaida AI — data collection and processing, article authoring; Eismont EV — research planning, data collection, article authoring; Mikhailova AA — data processing, article authoring; Pavlenko VB — research planning, article authoring.

Received: 2020-08-19 Accepted: 2020-09-11 Published online: 2020-09-22
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Fig. 1. EEG μ-rhythm reactivity indices (RI), children with ASD (red bars) and normally developing children (green bars), imitation of the experimenter's movements. * — p < 0.05 (significant differences in the μ-rhythm reactivity indices)
Fig. 2. EEG μ-rhythm reactivity indices (RI), children with ASD (red bars) and normally developing children (green bars), auditory perception of movements. * — p < 0.05; ** — p ≤ 0.01 (significant differences in the μ-rhythm reactivity indices)
Fig. 3. EEG μ-rhythm reactivity indices (RI), children with ASD (red bars) and normally developing children (green bars), observation of movements. Other symbols are same as those on Fig. 1
Fig. 4. EEG β-rhythm reactivity indices (RI), children with ASD (red bars) and normally developing children (green bars), auditory perception of movements. Other symbols are same as those on Fig. 2
Table 1. Results of analysis of variance of differences in the μ-rhythm reactivity, children developing normally children with ASD
Table 2. Results of analysis of variance of differences in the β-rhythm reactivity, children developing normally children with ASD