Atypical Activation During the Embedded Figures Task as a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Endophenotype of Autism

Submitted by djohnson on October 22, 2012 - 17:55
Source: 
Brain
Link: 
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/10/11/brain.aws229.long
Date Published: 
October 11, 2012
Abstract: 

This study uncovers a possible fMRI endophenotype of autism, showing that compared to typically developing controls with no family history of ASD, adolescents with autism and non-autistic siblings had atypical patterns of brain activation during the Embedded Figures Task.