Graph theoretical approaches towards understanding differences in frontoparietal and default mode networks in Autism.

Graph theoretical approaches towards understanding differences in frontoparietal and default mode networks in Autism. Proc IEEE Int Symp Biomed Imaging. 2017;2017:460-463 Authors: Riedel BC, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex developmental disorder affecting 1 in 68 children in the United States. While the prevalence may be on the rise, we currently lack a firm understanding of the etiology of the disease, and diagnosis is made purely on behavioral observation and informant report. As one method to improve our understanding of the disease, the current study took a systems-level approach by assessing the causal interactions among the frontoparietal and default mode networks using structural covariance of a large Autism dataset. Although preliminary, we report diffuse yet subtle changes throughout these networks when comparing age and sex matched controls to ASD patients. PMID: 29201281 [PubMed]
Source: Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging - Category: Radiology Tags: Proc IEEE Int Symp Biomed Imaging Source Type: research