Table 2 WS fMRI studies using low IQ as exclusion criterion for WS participants
Author (year) | fMRI task(s) | Group | n | Sex | Age (SD) | IQ measure | IQ composite mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meyer-Lindenberg et al. (2004) | Visual processing tasks (1. Passive viewing; 2. Visuospatial matching/constructive; 3.Visual attention) | WS | 13a | 6 M, 7 F | 28.3 (9.6) | WASI (short form) | 92.1 (9.6) |
CTL | 11 | 6 M, 5 F | 30.8 (7.6) | WAIS-R (short form) | 96.8 (6.5) | ||
Meyer-Lindenberg et al. (2005a) | Visual matching (stimuli = faces, scenes, shapes) | WS | 9 | 3 M, 6 F | 31.6 (9.6) | nr | 92.4 (7.8) |
CTL | 10 | 6 M, 4 F | 29.0 (4.9) | nr | 97.5 (6.4) | ||
Meyer-Lindenberg et al. (2005b) | Passive viewing (stimuli = faces, houses, scrambled) | WS | 13a | 6 M, 7 F | 28.3 (9.6) | WASI (short form) | 92.1 (9.6) |
CTL | 11b | 6 M, 7 F | 28.3 (9.6) | WAIS-R (short form) | 97.9 (7.6) | ||
Muñoz et al. (2010) | Visual/Emotional processing tasks (1. Emotional content labeling; 2. Scenes matching; 3. Shape matching) | WS | 13a | 6 M, 7 F | 28.3 (9.62) | WASI (short form) | 92.1 (9.6) |
CTL | 11** | 6 M, 5 F | 30.8 (7.6) | WAIS-R (short form) | 97.9 (7.6) | ||
Olsen et al. (2009) | Passive viewing (stimuli = checkerboard, expanding ring; with button press) | WS | 10 | 5 M, 5 F | 31.3 (9.0) | WASI (short form) | 92.1 (8.8) |
CTL | 10 | 3 M, 7 F | 29.3 (5.0) | WAIS-R (short form) | 96.2 (7.4) | ||
Sarpal et al. (2008) | Passive viewing (stimuli = faces, houses, scrambled) | WS | 9 | 6 F, 3 M | 31.6 (nr) | nr | 92.4 (nr) |
| Â | Â | CTL | 10 | 4 M, 6 F | 29 (nr) | nr | 97.5 (nr) |