Reduced grey matter volume of amygdala and hippocampus is associated with the severity of autistic symptoms and language abilities in school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an exploratory study

• Published in: Brain Structure and Function Vol. 228; no. 6; pp. 1573 - 1579
• Main Authors: Arutiunian, Vardan, Davydova, Elizaveta, Pereverzeva, Darya, Sorokin, Alexander, Tyushkevich, Svetlana, Mamokhina, Uliana, Danilina, Kamilla, Dragoy, Olga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amygdala; Anniversaries; Autism; Autistic children; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Report; Cell Biology; Children; Hippocampus; Language; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neurosciences; Stereotyped behavior; Substantia alba; Substantia grisea; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Grey/white matter volume; Amygdala; Communication and language; Hippocampus
• ISSN: 1863-2661; 1863-2653; 1863-2661; 0340-2061
• DOI: 10.1007/s00429-023-02660-9

The core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are impairments in social interaction/communication and the presence of stereotyped and repetitive behaviour. The amygdala and hippocampus are involved in core functions in the “social brain” and, thus, may be of particular interest in ASD. Previou...