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

• Published in: Translational psychiatry Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 53 - 16
• Main Authors: Mazziotti, Raffaele, Scaffei, Elena, Conti, Eugenia, Marchi, Viviana, Rizzi, Riccardo, Cioni, Giovanni, Battini, Roberta, Baroncelli, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.02.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/53/2421; 692/699/476/1373; Autism; Behavioral Sciences; Biological Psychology; Biomarkers; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosciences; Pharmacotherapy; Population; Psychiatry; Spectrum analysis

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 intermediate neurob...