The intense world theory–a unifying theory of the neurobiology of autism

K Markram, H Markram - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Autism covers a wide spectrum of disorders for which there are many views, hypotheses and
theories. Here we propose a unifying theory of autism, the Intense World Theory. The …

Sex differences in the brain: implications for explaining autism

S Baron-Cohen, RC Knickmeyer, MK Belmonte - Science, 2005 - science.org
Empathizing is the capacity to predict and to respond to the behavior of agents (usually
people) by inferring their mental states and responding to these with an appropriate …

Meta-analysis of associations between human brain volume and intelligence differences: How strong are they and what do they mean?

J Pietschnig, L Penke, JM Wicherts, M Zeiler… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Positive associations between human intelligence and brain size have been suspected for
more than 150 years. Nowadays, modern non-invasive measures of in vivo brain volume …

Autistic traits below the clinical threshold: re-examining the broader autism phenotype in the 21st century

E Sucksmith, I Roth, RA Hoekstra - Neuropsychology review, 2011 - Springer
Diagnosis, intervention and support for people with autism can be assisted by research into
the aetiology of the condition. Twin and family studies indicate that autism spectrum …

A review on cognitive and brain endophenotypes that may be common in autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and facilitate the search …

NNJ Rommelse, HM Geurts, B Franke… - Neuroscience & …, 2011 - Elsevier
We propose to bring together the hitherto rather separate research fields of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and argue that by …

Psychosis and autism as diametrical disorders of the social brain

B Crespi, C Badcock - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2008 - cambridge.org
Autistic-spectrum conditions and psychotic-spectrum conditions (mainly schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, and major depression) represent two major suites of disorders of human …

Towards a neuroanatomy of autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of structural magnetic resonance imaging studies

AC Stanfield, AM McIntosh, MD Spencer… - European …, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundStructural brain abnormalities have been described in autism but studies are
often small and contradictory. We aimed to identify which brain regions can reliably be …

Decreased left perisylvian GABA concentration in children with autism and unaffected siblings

DC Rojas, D Singel, S Steinmetz, S Hepburn… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Imbalanced levels of excitation and inhibition (E/I) have been proposed to account for
various behavioral and electrophysiological phenotypes in autism. Although proton …

Memory in autistic spectrum disorder.

J Boucher, A Mayes, S Bigham - Psychological bulletin, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Behavioral evidence concerning memory in forms of high-functioning autism (HFA) and in
moderately low-functioning autism (M-LFA) is reviewed and compared. Findings on M-LFA …

Regional gray matter volumetric changes in autism associated with social and repetitive behavior symptoms

DC Rojas, E Peterson, E Winterrowd, ML Reite… - BMC psychiatry, 2006 - Springer
Background Although differences in brain anatomy in autism have been difficult to replicate
using manual tracing methods, automated whole brain analyses have begun to find …