Megha Sharda
Université de Montréal
23 Papers
30 Citations
Megha Sharda is an academic researcher from Université de Montréal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autism & Autism spectrum disorder. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 21 publications. Previous affiliations of Megha Sharda include National Brain Research Centre & McGill University.
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Papers
Music improves social communication and auditory-motor connectivity in children with autism.
Megha Sharda,Megha Sharda,Carola Tuerk,Rakhee Chowdhury,Kevin Jamey,Kevin Jamey,Nicholas E. V. Foster,Nicholas E. V. Foster,Melanie Custo-Blanch,Melanie Custo-Blanch,Melissa Tan,Aparna Nadig,Krista L. Hyde,Krista L. Hyde +13 more
TL;DR: This study provides the first evidence that 8–12 weeks of individual music intervention can indeed improve social communication and functional brain connectivity, lending support to further investigations of neurobiologically motivated models of music interventions in autism.
Disruption of structural covariance networks for language in autism is modulated by verbal ability.
TL;DR: These findings unify reports of regional differences in cortical morphology in ASD and suggest that reduced left hemisphere asymmetry and increased frontal growth may not only reflect neurodevelopmental aberrations but also compensatory mechanisms.
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Language Ability Predicts Cortical Structure and Covariance in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Megha Sharda,Nicholas E.V. Foster,Ana Tryfon,Ana Tryfon,Krissy A.R. Doyle-Thomas,Tia Ouimet,Evdokia Anagnostou,Alan C. Evans,Lonnie Zwaigenbaum,Jason P. Lerch,John D. Lewis,Krista L. Hyde,Krista L. Hyde +12 more
TL;DR: Findings indicate that structural language abilities are related to altered fronto‐temporal cortical covariance in ASD, much more than symptom severity or cognitive ability and support the importance of better characterizing ASD samples while studying brain structure and for better understanding individual differences in language and communication abilities in ASD.
Evidence for intact melodic and rhythmic perception in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kevin Jamey,Nicholas E.V. Foster,Megha Sharda,Carola Tuerk,Aparna Nadig,Krista L. Hyde,Krista L. Hyde +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined music perception in terms of melodic pitch, rhythm, and memory in school-age children with ASD compared to typically-developing (TD) children.
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