Quantitative and qualitative sex modulations in the brain anatomy of autism
Background Sex-based neurobiological heterogeneity in autism is poorly understood.
Research is disproportionately biased to males, leading to an unwarranted presumption that …
Research is disproportionately biased to males, leading to an unwarranted presumption that …
[HTML][HTML] Sex/gender differences in the human autistic brains: A systematic review of 20 years of neuroimaging research
Our current understanding of autism is largely based on clinical experiences and research
involving male individuals given the male-predominance in prevalence and the under …
involving male individuals given the male-predominance in prevalence and the under …
Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism
In autism, heterogeneity is the rule rather than the exception. One obvious source of
heterogeneity is biological sex. Since autism was first recognized, males with autism have …
heterogeneity is biological sex. Since autism was first recognized, males with autism have …
Imaging sex/gender and autism in the brain: etiological implications
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 …
sex/gender and autism research. Two directions of neuroimaging studies on the …
Sex differences in cortical volume and gyrification in autism
Background Male predominance is a prominent feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD),
with a reported male to female ratio of 4: 1. Because of the overwhelming focus on males …
with a reported male to female ratio of 4: 1. Because of the overwhelming focus on males …
Sex differentiation of brain structures in autism: Findings from a gray matter asymmetry study
Z Deng, S Wang - Autism Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed much more often in males than females. This
male predominance has prompted a number of studies to examine how sex differences are …
male predominance has prompted a number of studies to examine how sex differences are …
Autism attenuates sex differences in brain structure: a combined voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging study
FD Beacher, L Minati, S Baron-Cohen… - American Journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It has been proposed that autism spectrums condition may
represent a form of extreme male brain (EMB), a notion supported by psychometric …
represent a form of extreme male brain (EMB), a notion supported by psychometric …
Sex differences along the autism continuum: A twin study of brain structure
Females might possess protective mechanisms regarding autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
and require a higher detrimental load, including structural brain alterations, before …
and require a higher detrimental load, including structural brain alterations, before …
Similarly expanded bilateral temporal lobe volumes in female and male children with autism spectrum disorder
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more prevalent in male than female
individuals. Very few studies have examined sex modulations of brain anatomical …
individuals. Very few studies have examined sex modulations of brain anatomical …
The effect of gender on the neuroanatomy of children with autism spectrum disorders: a support vector machine case-control study
A Retico, A Giuliano, R Tancredi, A Cosenza… - Molecular autism, 2016 - Springer
Background Genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors contribute since infancy to sexual
dimorphism in regional brain structures of subjects with typical development. However, the …
dimorphism in regional brain structures of subjects with typical development. However, the …