Grey-Matter Thickness of the Left but Not the Right Primary Visual Area Correlates with Autism Traits in Typically Developing Adults

Autor/inn/en	Yildiz, Gizem Y.; Vilsten, Julian S.; Millard, Amy Siobhan; Chouinard, Philippe A.
Titel	Grey-Matter Thickness of the Left but Not the Right Primary Visual Area Correlates with Autism Traits in Typically Developing Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 2, S.405-417 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chouinard, Philippe A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04553-w
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Visual Stimuli; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Young Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	We examined whether functional and structural variability in the primary visual area (V1) correlated with autism traits. Twenty-nine participants (16 males; M[subscript Age] = 26.4 years, SD[subscript Age] = 4.0 years) completed the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) questionnaire prior to a magnetic resonance imaging session. The total AQ scores was used to assess the degree of self-reported autism traits. The average functional activation in V1 to visual stimulation and its average grey-matter thickness were calculated. There were no correlations between functional activation in V1 and autism traits. Conversely, grey-matter thickness of the left but not the right V1 correlated with autism traits. We conclude that structural changes in the left V1 could be a marker for the presence of autism traits. (As Provided).
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