Journal Articles

Forthcoming works

Archambault, C., Tullo, D., Luk, G., & Bertone, A. The contribution of attention to reading acquisition in learners with diverse neurodevelopmental conditions.

Basma, B., Savage, R. Luk, G., & Bertone, A. The behavioral and neurophysiological effects of Set-for-variability reading intervention for children with sustained word reading difficulties.

Lung, S., Picard, È., Soulières, I., & Bertone, A. Identifying the role of Restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests (RRBIs) in Autism: A scoping review.

Basma, B., Savage, R. Luk, G., & Bertone, A. The N400 effect in children with and without a reading disability: Evidence for delay and relationships with Set-for-Variability (SfV) and reading ability.

Published works

[65] Basma, B., Savage, R. & Bertone, A. (2024). The N400 in atypical readers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 196:112283. 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.112283

[64] Oh, H. J., Bertone, A., & Luk G. (2023). Reading comprehension and cognitive correlates in multilingual children and adolescents. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 9(4), 397-408. 10.1037/tps0000375

[63] Stubbert, E., Tullo, D., Faubert, J., Bertone, A., & Burack, J.A. (2023). Biological motion and multiple object tracking performance develop similarly from childhood through early adolescence. Cognitive Development. 10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101360 

[62] Tullo, D., Levy, B., Faubert, J. & Bertone, A. (2023). Characterizing attention resource capacity in autism : A multiple object tracking study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 10.1007/s10803-023-05974-z

[61] Ainsworth, K. & Bertone, A. (2023). Audiovisual temporal binding width diminishes with age in autistic individuals. Autism Research, 16(2):355-363. 10.1002/aur.2860

[60] Oh, J., Basma, B., Bertone, A., & Luk, G. (2023). Assessments of English reading and language comprehension in bilingual children: A systematic review 2010-2021. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. 10.1177/0829573523118360

[59] Tullo, D., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2023). Distinctive patterns of Multiple Object-Tracking performance trajectories in youth with deficits in attention, learning and intelligence: Characterizing the attention-learning dynamic. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 133:104402. 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104402

[58] Oh, J., Basma, B., Bertone, A., & Luk, G. (2023). Multilingual experience and executive functions among children and adolescents in a multilingual city. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 26:2, 158-172. 10.1080/13670050.2022.2093098

[57] Lung, S., & Bertone, A. (2023). Brief report: An exploration of cognitive flexibility of autistic adolescents with low intelligence using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, 1726-1732. 10.1007/s10803-021-05134-1

[56] Silvestre, D., Miseros, M., Faubert, J., Tullo, D., & Bertone, A. (2022). Development of static and dynamic perception for luminance- and texture-defined information from school-ages to adulthood. Vision Research. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2022.108103

[55] Gruber, R., Scholes, S., Bertone, A., McKinney, AM. A., Orlowski., J., Wise, M. S. (2022). Sleep and daytime behavior in individuals with Christianson Syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 89, 55-59. 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.11.007

[54] Nader, A.M., Tullo, D., Bouchard, V., Degré-Pelletier, J., Bertone, A., Dawson, M., Soulières, I. (2022). Category learning in autism: are some situations better than others? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151(3):578-596. 10.1037/xge0001092

[53] Archambault, C., Tullo, D., Clark, E., Faubert, J. & Bertone, A (2021). Assessing the feasibility of a classroom-based attention training program targeting academics for students with extremely low IQ. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, 150. 10.1186/s40814-021-00879-z

[52] Clark, E., Tullo, D., & Bertone, A. (2021). Perceptual reasoning skills mediate the relationship between attention and math proficiency in individuals with a neurodevelopmental condition. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 111:103880. 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103880

[51] Ainsworth, K., Ostrolenk, A., Irion, C., & Bertone, A. (2021). Reduced multisensory facilitation exists at different periods of development in autism. Cortex, 134, 195-206. 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.09.031

[50] Scholes, S., Santisteban, J. A., Zhang, Y., Bertone, A. & Gruber, R. (2020). Modulation of slow-wave sleep: Implications for psychiatry. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(10):52. 10.1007/s11920-020-01175-y

[49] Silvestre, D., Guy, J., Hanck, J., Cornish, K., & Bertone, A. (2020). Luminance- and texture-defined contrast sensitivity profiles are different in school-aged children. Scientific Reports. 10: 13039. 10.1038/s41598-020-69802-5

[48] Tullo, D., Perico, C., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2020). Multiple Object Tracking isolates feedback-specific load in attention and learning. Journal of Vision, 20(9). 10.1167/jov.20.5.9

[47] Charbonneau, G., Bertone, A., Véronneau, M., Girard, S., Pelland, M., Mottron, L., Lepore, F., & Collignon, O. (2020). Within- and cross-modal integration and attention in Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(1):87-100. 10.1007/s10803-019-04221-8

[46] Ostrolenk, A., Bao, V. A., Mottron, L., Collignon, O., & Bertone, A. (2019). Multisensory Integration in adolescents and adults with ASD: A Reaction Time Study. Scientific Reports, 9:11965. 10.1038/s41598-019-48413-9.

[45] Guy, J., Mottron, L., Berthiaume, C., & Bertone, A. (2019). A developmental perspective of global and local visual perception in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(7):2706-2720. 10.1007/s10803-016-2834-1

[44] Tullo, D., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2018). The characterization of attention resource capacity and its relationship with non-verbal intelligence: A multiple object tracking study. Intelligence, 69, 158-168. 10.1016/j.intell.2018.06.001

[43] Habib, K., Montreuil, T, & Bertone, A. (2018). Social learning through physical activity for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 69, 158-168. 10.1016/j.intell.2018.06.001

[42] Tullo, D., Guy, J., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2018). Training with a three-dimensional multiple object-tracking (3D-MOT) paradigm improves attention in students with a neurodevelopmental condition: A randomized controlled trial. Developmental Science, 21(6):e12670. 10.1111/desc.12670

[41] Bao, V., Collignon, O., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2017). Multisensory integration in autism spectrum disorders: Investigating the presence of auditory-guided visual illusions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(8):2535-2543. 10.1007/s10803-017-3172-7

[40] Guy, J., Habak, C., Wilson, H.R., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2017) Face perception develops similarly across viewpoint in children and adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Vision, 17(1):38. 10.1167/17.1.38

[39] Guy, J., Mottron, L., Berthiaume, C., & Bertone, A. (2016). The development of contrast sensitivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research, 9, 866-878. 10.1002/aur.1579

[38] Dormal, G., Lepore, F., Harissi-Dagher, M., Albouy, G., Tucholska, A., Bertone, A., Rossion, B., & Collignon, O. (2015). Tracking the evolution of crossmodal plasticity and visual recovery before and after sight-restoration. Journal of Neurophysiology, 113, 1727-42. 10.1152/jn.00420.2014

[37] Morin, K. Habak, C., Wilson, H.R., Pagani, L., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2015). Atypical face perception in autism: A point of view? Autism Research, 8, 497-506. 10.1002/aur.1464

[36] Perreault, A., Habak, C., Mottron, L., Lepore, F., & Bertone, A. (2015). Local information influences visual shape perception in autism. Neuropsychologia, 77, 380-386. 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.09.022

[35] Keita, L., Guy, J., Berthiaume, C., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2014). An early origin for detailed perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Biased sensitivity for high-spatial frequency information. Scientific Reports, 4:5475. 10.1038/srep05475

[34] Meilleur, A-A. S., Berthiaume, C., Bertone, A., & Mottron, L. (2014). Autism-specific covariation of perceptual performances: “g” or “p” factor? PlosOne, 9(8): e103781. 10.1371/journal.pone.0103781

[33] Rivest, J., Jemel, B., Bertone, A., McKerral, M., & Mottron, L. (2013). Luminance- and texture-defined spatial information processing in school-aged children with autism. PlosOne, 8(10): e78978. 10.1371/journal.pone.0078978

[32] Perreault, A., Habak, C., Lepore, F., & Bertone, A. (2013). Investigating the developmental interaction between low- and intermediate-level spatial perception. 13(14):17. Journal of Vision. 10.1167/13.14.17

[31] Charbonneau, G., Bertone, A., Lassonde, M., Nassim, M., Lepore, F., A Mottron, L., & Collignon, O. (2013). Multi-level deficits in the multisensory processing of dynamic emotion expression in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Neuropsychologia, 51, 1001-1010. 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.02.009

[30] Collignon, O, Charbonneau, G., Nassim, M., Peters, F., Lassonde, M., Mottron, L., Lepore, F., & Bertone, A. (2013). Reduced multisensory facilitation in persons with autism. Cortex, 49, 1704-1710. 10.1016/j.cortex.2012.06.001

[29] Hanck, J., Perreault, A., Cornish, K., & Bertone, A. (2012). Identification or detection tasks in developmental studies: is a shift in paradigm necessary? Journal of Vision, 12, 4. 10.1167/12.6.4

[28] Greffou, S., Bertone, A., Mottron, L., Hahler, E.M., Hanssens, J-M., & Faubert, J. (2012). Postural control in high-functioning autism : a fully immersive virtual reality study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42, 961-970. 10.1007/s10803-011-1326-6

[27] Betrand, J.A., Lassonde, M., Manon, R., Nguyen, D., Bertone, A., Doucet, M.E., Bouthillier, A., & Lepore, F. (2012). An intracranial event-related potential study on transformational apparent motion. Does its processing differ from real motion? Experimental Brain Research, 216, 145-153. 10.1007/s00221-011-2920-8

[26] Bertone, A., Guy, J., & Faubert, J. (2011). Assessing spatial perception in aging using an adapted Landolt-C technique. NeuroReport, 22, 951-955. 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834d2f49

[25] Kéïta, L., Mottron, L., Dawson, M., & Bertone, A. (2011). Atypical lateral connectivity: a neural basis for altered visuo-spatial processing in autism. Biological Psychiatry, 70, 806-811. 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.031

[24] Perreault, A., Gurnsey, R., Dawson, M., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2011). Increased sensitivity to visual mirror symmetry in autism. PlosOne, 6, e19519. 10.1371/journal.pone.0019519

[23] Samson, F., Hyde, K.L., Bertone, A., Soulières, I., Mendrek, A., Ahad, P., Mottron, L., & Zeffiro, T.A. (2011). Atypical cortical resource allocation during processing of complex sounds in autistics. Neuropsychologia, 49, 546-555. 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.12.033

[22] Kéïta, L., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2010). Far visual acuity is unremarkable in autism: Do we need to focus on crowding? Autism Research, 3, 333-341. 10.1002/aur.164

[21] Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Kogan, C.S., Chaudhuri, A., & Cornish, K.M. (2010). Using perceptual signatures to link genotype with neural alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and fragile x syndrome (FXS). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1531-1540. 10.1007/s10803-010-1109-5

[20] Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Kogan, C.S., Chaudhuri, A., & Cornish, K.M. (2010). Associating neural alterations and genotype in autism and fragile x syndrome: Incorporating perceptual phenotypes in causal modeling. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1541-1548. 10.1007/s10803-010-1110-z

[19] Bonnel, A., McAdams, S., Smith, B., Berthiaume, C., Bertone, A., Burack, J., Ciocca, V., & Mottron, L. (2010). Enhanced pure-tone pitch discrimination among persons with autism but not Asperger syndrome Neuropsychologia, 48, 2465-2475. 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.04.020

[18] Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Guy, J., & Cornish, K. (2010). The development of luminance- and texture-defined static form perception during the school-age years. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3080-3085. 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.06.019

[17] Bertone, A., Bonnel, A., & Burack, J. (2009). Complexities in interpreting perceptual profiles among persons with autism spectrum disorders: examples from research on auditory and visual processing. McGill Journal of Medicine, 12(2): 108. 10.26443/mjm.v12i2.259

[16] Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Cornish, K.M., & Faubert, J. (2008). Development of static and dynamic perception for luminance-defined and texture-defined information. Neuroreport, 19, 225-228. 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f48401

[15] Greffou, S., Bertone, A., Hanssens, J-M., & Faubert, J. (2008). Development of visually driven postural reactivity: A fully immersive virtual reality study. Journal of Vision, 8:15, 1-10. 10.1167/8.11.15

[14] Mottron, L., Dawson, M., Bertone, A., & Wang, L. (2007). Cognitive versatility in autism cannot be reduced to a deficit. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 24, 578-580. 10.1080/02643290701541522

[13] Bertone, A., Bettinelli, L., & Faubert, J. (2007). The impact of blurred vision on cognitive assessment. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 29, 467-476. 10.1080/13803390600770793

[12]  Karwatsky, P., Bertone, A., Overbury, O., & Faubert, J. (2006). Defining the nature of motion perception deficits in glaucoma using simple and complex motion stimuli. Optometry and Vision Science, 83(7), 466-72. 0.1097/01.opx.0000225107.38719.0d

[11] Bertone, A., & Faubert, J. (2006). Demonstrations of decreased sensitivity to complex motion information not enough to propose autism-specific neural etiology. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 55-64. Review. 0.1007/s10803-005-0042-5

[10] Bertone, A., Wittich, W., Watanabe, D., Overbury, O., & Faubert, J. (2005). The effect of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) on non-verbal neuropsychological test performance. International Congress Series, 1282, 26-30. 10.1016/j.ics.2005.05.151

[9] Bertone, A., Mottron, L., Jelenic, P., & Faubert, J. (2005). Enhanced and diminished visuo-spatial information processing in autism depends on stimulus complexity. Brain, 128, 2430-2441. 10.1093/brain/awh561

[8] Chakor, H., Bertone, A., McKerral, M., Faubert, J., & Lachapelle, P. (2005). Visual evoked potentials and reaction time measurements to luminance- and texture-defined motion stimuli. Documenta Ophthalmologica, 110, 163-172. 10.1007/s10633-005-3694-8

[7] Bertone, A., Mottron, L., & Faubert, J. (2005). Dissociating pathway- versus complexity-specific accounts of motion perception impairments in autism. Current Psychology of Cognition, 23, 75-83. [invited commentary on Milne et al. target article].

[6] Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2004). A common link between aging, schizophrenia, and autism? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27, 593-594. 10.1017/S0140525X04270133

[5] Bertone, A., Mottron, L., & Faubert, J. (2004). Autism and schizophrenia: different neurobiological etiology, similar perceptual consequence? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27, 592-593. 10.1017/S0140525X04260137

[4] Kogan, C.S., Bertone, A., Cornish, K., Boutet, I., DerKaloustian, V.M., Andermann, E., Faubert, J., & Chaudhuri, A. (2004). Integrative cortical dysfunction and a pervasive motion perception deficit in fragile X syndrome. Neurology, 63, 1634-1639. 10.1212/01.wnl.0000142987.44035.3b

[3] Bertone, A., & Faubert, J. (2003). How is complex second-order motion processed? Vision Research, 43, 2591-2601. 10.1016/s0042-6989(03)00465-6

[2] Bertone, A., Mottron, L., Jelenic, P., & Faubert, J. (2003). Motion perception in autism: A ‘complex’ issue. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 15, 218-225. 10.1162/089892903321208150

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