Band-specific atypical functional connectivity pattern in childhood autism spectrum disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a polygenetic neurodevelopmental disorder that is strongly influenced by genetic factors (Rutter, 2000; Geschwind, 2011), is characterized by impairment of social communication skills and by repetitive and stereotypic behaviors. Increasing evidence has supported the notion that altered neural connectivity is a key neural underpinning of the brain of ASD individuals (Belmonte et al., 2004; Courchesne et al., 2005; Geschwind, 2011; Wass, 2011; Vissers et al., 2012).

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