Thalamocortical Dysconnectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 76-84

  Woodward, Neil D ^a   Giraldo Chica, Monica ^a   Rogers, Baxter ^b   Cascio, Carissa J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Autism; Functional connectivity; Resting state; Temporoparietal; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPOROPARIETAL JUNCTION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 85006788262     PISSN: 24519022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2016.09.002     Document Type: Article

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