The amplitude of fNIRS hemodynamic response in the visual cortex unmasks autistic traits in typically developing children

Abstract Autistic traits represent a continuum dimension across the population, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being the extreme end of the distribution. Accumulating evidence shows that neuroanatomical and neurofunctional profiles described in relatives of ASD individuals reflect an intermedia...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Mazziotti, Elena Scaffei, Eugenia Conti, Viviana Marchi, Riccardo Rizzi, Giovanni Cioni, Roberta Battini, Laura Baroncelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-02-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01820-5