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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2023.009

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Features of reactivity of the EEG mu rhythm in children with autism spectrum disorders in helping behavior situations

Pavlenko VB, Kaida AI, Klinkov VN, Mikhailova AA, Orekhova LS, Portugalskaya AA
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Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Vladimir B. Pavlenko
pr. Vernadskogo, 4, Simferopol, 295007, Russia; moc.liamg@55vapv

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Funding: the work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant № 22-28-00720, https://rscf.ru/project/22-28-00720/

Author contribution: Mikhailova AA, Pavlenko VB — research plan, data processing, article authoring; Kaida AI, Klinkov VN, Orekhova LS, Portugalskaya AA — data collection, data processing, article authoring.

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 have agreed to their participation in the experiment in writing.

Received: 2023-02-19 Accepted: 2023-03-19 Published online: 2023-03-31
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