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Cognitive Neuroscience
Application of Imaging Genetics to the Investigation of Social-Affective Information Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Using a groundbreaking imaging approach to examine the wide range of traits that are seen in individuals with ASDs, researchers in our Cognitive Neuroscience group are working to apply novel imaging protocols to indentify the neurological causes of autism. By bringing together some of the best minds to work collaboratively and share ideas, data, and knowledge, this group of researchers designed and executed the first imaging project of its kind for autism spectrum disorders combining three different types of imaging modalities:
- functional MRI (fMRI),
- event-related potential (ERP), and
- magnetoencephalography (MEG).
The program of research includes evaluating individuals with ASDs using these state-of-the arts imaging tools, and relating the imaging data to both causative genes and associated behaviors. These data are beginning to yield crucial insights into the neurological causes of autism spectrum disorders.
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