Social reward processing in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the social motivation hypothesis
S Bottini�- Research in autism spectrum disorders, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is increasing empirical research examining the social motivation
hypothesis, which posits that social deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are caused by
underlying neural abnormalities in processing the reward value of social stimuli. Method The
present systematic review examines social reward processing in individuals with ASD. This
review focuses on the experimental procedures employed across studies and their potential
impact on findings regarding the social motivation hypothesis. Twenty-seven studies met the�…
hypothesis, which posits that social deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are caused by
underlying neural abnormalities in processing the reward value of social stimuli. Method The
present systematic review examines social reward processing in individuals with ASD. This
review focuses on the experimental procedures employed across studies and their potential
impact on findings regarding the social motivation hypothesis. Twenty-seven studies met the�…