Advanced Neuroimaging Methods for Studying Autism Disorder

• Main Author: Remo Job (auth)
• Other Authors: Roma Siugzdaite (auth), Alessandro Grecucci (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; magnetic resonance imaging; biomarkers; social deficits; autism spectrum disorder; magnetoencephalography
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In the last twenty years, many attempts have been made to provide neurobiological models of autism. Functional, structural and connectivity analyses have highlighted reduced responses in key social areas, such as amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, and superior temporal sulcus. How...