Neuroimaging of development in autism | UC Davis MIND Institute
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition commonly associated with difficulties or differences in communication, social interactions, and repetitive behaviors. Researchers have found that autism is largely influenced by mutations in …
Children with autism have been found to experience more medical issues including gastrointestinal symptoms. In this study, participants in the autism group were more likely to experience gastrointestinal symptoms than …
Our study looked at how a motor-related brain region called the striatum and its connections with other parts of the brain help coordinate movement in autistic and non-autistic boys and …
Learn more about the article here: https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/news/headlines/researchers-find-key-differences-in-brain-development-between-autistic-boys-and-girls/2024/05 The full article can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02592-8
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The study team developed techniques to collect MRI scans on individuals with all levels of intellectual ability. We found a brain network that is different between children whose IQ changed over time and those whose IQ stayed the same over time.
This study found sex differences between the network of regions that are monosynaptically connected to the amygdala.
This study found differences between 3 year old autistic males and females in three networks that have been widely implicated in autism.