Ongoing debate exists within the resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) literature over how
intrinsic connectivity is altered in the autistic brain, with reports of general over-connectivity …

Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …

The Empathizing–Systemizing (ES) theory of typical sex differences suggests that
individuals may be classified based on empathy and systemizing. An extension of the ES …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficits in social communication and
interaction. Since its discovery as a major functional brain system, the default mode network …

Microglia, the tissue-resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), have
characterized roles in combating infection, clearing cellular debris, and maintaining tissue …

ASD research is at an important crossroads. The ASD diagnosis is important for assigning a
child to early behavioral intervention and explaining a child's condition. But ASD research …

Females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been long overlooked in neuroscience
research, but emerging evidence suggests they show distinct phenotypic trajectories and …

The male preponderance in autism prevalence has brought together the disparate topics of
sex/gender and autism research. Two directions of neuroimaging studies on the …

Recent studies have demonstrated substantial phenotypic overlap, notably social
impairment, between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. However, the …

Background Autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
are associated with complex changes as revealed by functional magnetic resonance …