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Some clarifications on neural noise and sensory sensitivities in Autism
1a School of Psychology , University of Glasgow , Glasgow , UK.
Cognitive Neuroscience
|April 20, 2019
Abstract:
Ward (this issue) has provided an elegant synthesis of the literature on the neural basis of individual differences in sensory sensitivity, and a useful proposed framework to guide future research. In this commentary I clarify some of the issues raised by Ward (this issue) surrounding neural noise and sensory sensitivities in autism.
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