Reduced functional integration and segregation of distributed neural systems underlying social and emotional information processing in autism spectrum disorders

JD Rudie, Z Shehzad, LM Hernandez, NL Colich… - Cerebral …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A growing body of evidence suggests that autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are related to
altered communication between brain regions. Here, we present findings showing that ASD …

Functional connectivity of the amygdala is disrupted in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder

MD Shen, DD Li, CL Keown, A Lee, RT Johnson… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether functional connectivity of the
amygdala is altered in preschool-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to …

Atypical functional connectivity of amygdala related to reduced symptom severity in children with autism

I Fishman, AC Linke, J Hau, RA Carper… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Converging evidence indicates that brain abnormalities in autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs) involve atypical network connectivity. Given the central role of social …

Altered functional connectivity of the amygdaloid input nuclei in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder: a resting state fMRI study

A Rausch, W Zhang, KV Haak, M Mennes, EJ Hermans… - Molecular autism, 2016 - Springer
Background Amygdala dysfunction is hypothesized to underlie the social deficits observed
in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the neurobiological basis of this hypothesis is …

Fractionation of social brain circuits in autism spectrum disorders

SJ Gotts, WK Simmons, LA Milbury, GL Wallace… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Autism spectrum disorders are developmental disorders characterized by impairments in
social and communication abilities and repetitive behaviours. Converging neuroscientific …

Abnormal functional connectivity in autism spectrum disorders during face processing

NM Kleinhans, T Richards, L Sterling, KC Stegbauer… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abnormalities in the interactions between functionally linked brain regions have been
suggested to be associated with the clinical impairments observed in autism spectrum …

Neural circuitry of emotional face processing in autism spectrum disorders

CS Monk, SJ Weng, JL Wiggins, N Kurapati… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2010 - jpn.ca
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with severe impairments in
social functioning. Because faces provide nonverbal cues that support social interactions …

Functional disconnectivity of the medial temporal lobe in Asperger's syndrome

DE Welchew, C Ashwin, K Berkouk, R Salvador… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental conditions that
may be caused by abnormal connectivity between brain regions constituting neurocognitive …

Impaired social brain network for processing dynamic facial expressions in autism spectrum disorders

W Sato, M Toichi, S Uono, T Kochiyama - BMC neuroscience, 2012 - Springer
Background Impairment of social interaction via facial expressions represents a core clinical
feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the neural correlates of this …

Face processing in autism spectrum disorders: From brain regions to brain networks

JS Nomi, LQ Uddin - Neuropsychologia, 2015 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by reduced attention to social stimuli
including the human face. This hypo-responsiveness to stimuli that are engaging to typically …