Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Solso S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4699869 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Solso Stephanie S Xu Ronghui R Proudfoot James J Hagler Donald J DJ Campbell Kathleen K Venkatraman Vijay V Carter Barnes Cynthia C Ahrens-Barbeau Clelia C Pierce Karen K Dale Anders A Eyler Lisa L Courchesne Eric E
Biological psychiatry 20150704 8
<h4>Background</h4>Theories of brain abnormality in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have focused on underconnectivity as an explanation for social, language, and behavioral deficits but are based mainly on studies of older autistic children and adults.<h4>Methods</h4>In 94 ASD and typical toddlers ages 1 to 4 years, we examined the microstructure (indexed by fractional anisotropy) and volume of axon pathways using in vivo diffusion tensor imaging of fronto-frontal, fronto-temporal, fronto-striata ...[more]