The sense of agency in autism spectrum disorders: a dissociation between prospective and retrospective mechanisms?
The sense of agency in autism spectrum disorders: a dissociation between prospective and retrospective mechanisms?
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01278
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Sperduti M
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作者：
Zalla T;Sperduti M
虽然大量研究报告了自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 患者的社交和人际能力受损，但相对较少的研究关注该人群的自我相关知识。自我的物理维度所涉及的过程之一是代理感（SoA），即发起和控制自己的行为并通过这些行为在世界上产生期望的变化的体验。到目前为止，少数几项调查自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 中 SoA 的研究报告了截然不同的结果，其中一些显示 SoA 幸免于难，另一些则显示 SoA 受损。在这里，我们回顾了现有文献，并建议 SoA 的前瞻性和回顾性机制之间的区别可能有助于协调现有的发现。根据 SoA 的多组成部分模型，我们提出这样的观点：作用于内部机构信号（即意图、行动选择或为实现目标而产生的命令）的前瞻性机制水平上的特定损害可能是 ASD 中 SoA 减少的原因，同时回顾性机制也没有受到影响。未来的研究应该揭示异常 SoA 对 ASD 患者社交和自我相关功能障碍的影响。
While a large number of studies have reported impairments in social and interpersonal abilities in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), relatively few studies have focused on self-related knowledge in this population. One of the processes implicated in the physical dimension of the Self is the sense of agency (SoA), i.e., the experience of initiating and controlling one’s own actions and producing desired changes in the world via these actions. So far, the few studies investigating SoA in ASD have reported contrasting results, with some showing spared, others impaired SoA. Here, we review the existing literature and suggest that the distinction between prospective and retrospective mechanisms of the SoA might help reconcile the existing findings. In the light of a multi-componential model of SoA, we propose the view that a specific impairment at the level of prospective mechanisms acting on internal agency signals (i.e., the intention, action selection, or command produced to achieve the goal) may be responsible for the reduced SoA in ASD, along with spared retrospective mechanisms. Future research should shed light on the impact of abnormal SoA on social and self-related dysfunctions in ASD.