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Response Inhibition in Autistic Adults: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study in Virtual Reality.

Anna Vorreuther¹, Nektaria Tagalidou¹, Katharina Lingelbach^2,3

¹Institute of Human Factors and Technology Management IAT, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

Brain and Behavior

|February 16, 2026

Summary

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Autistic and non-autistic adults performed similarly on a virtual reality inhibition task. However, only non-autistic adults showed expected brain activity changes in the prefrontal cortex during the task.

Keywords:

autism functional near‐infrared spectroscopy inhibition virtual reality

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Virtual Reality

Background:

Executive functioning, particularly response inhibition, is crucial in autism research.
Existing studies show varied results influenced by task design.
Virtual reality (VR) offers novel methods for studying cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare behavioral and neurophysiological responses in autistic and non-autistic adults during a VR visuospatial go/no-go task (GNGT).
To investigate differences in prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Main Methods:

A VR-based GNGT was administered to 22 autistic and 10 non-autistic adults.
Behavioral data (reaction times, error rates) were collected.
Prefrontal hemodynamic responses were measured using fNIRS.

Main Results:

No significant group differences in behavioral performance (reaction times, error rates) were observed.
Non-autistic adults exhibited significant right-lateralized dlPFC activation during no-go blocks.
Autistic adults did not show significant task-related modulation of PFC activity.

Conclusions:

Comparable behavioral performance masks underlying neural differences in response inhibition between autistic and non-autistic adults.
fNIRS in VR can reveal distinct neural engagement patterns during executive function tasks.
Findings underscore the importance of neurophysiological measures in understanding autism.