Cited by 114Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Resting-state functional connectivity predicts longitudinal change in autistic traits and adaptive functioning in autism

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Plitt, Mark, Barnes, Kelly Anne, Wallace, Gregory L., Kenworthy, Lauren, Martin, Alex·2015·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Significance: Few individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) go on to achieve high levels of independence or what are considered “very good” outcomes. As such, there is a need to identify predictors of outcomes to improve treatment and services for these individuals. Although behavioral and cognitive variables can predict substantial variance in outcomes, the majority of the variance remains unexplained. In this study, we investigated whether a measure of intrinsic functional brain connectivity [resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rs-fcMRI)] could add meaningful predictive power. Indeed, we found that connectivity involving several brain networks previously implicated in ASD could predict improvements in adaptive behaviors several years after the scan with a high degree of sensitivity.

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  • Differences in results between resting state connectivity studies could be due to the age of the participants, sex differences, heterogeneity, methodological concerns, or that both connectivity states exist in ASD.

    “Differences in results between studies could be due to the age of the participants 82 , sex differences, heterogeneity, methodological concerns 83 or that both connectivity states exist in ASD.”

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    The Connectivity Measures and Feature Matrices section discusses avoiding bias in network selection, and the limitations passage notes a male-only sample and variable follow-up intervals. Neither passage says that methodological concerns—or the other listed factors—explain differences between resting-state connectivity studies, and no passage addresses whether both connectivity states exist in ASD. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Plitt, M., Barnes, K. A., Wallace, G. L., Kenworthy, L., & Martin, A.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2015-11-16
Volume
112
Issue
48
Pages
E6699-706
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2180390996
Cited by
114
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 5
FWCI
6.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • Attias Family Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (ZIAMH002920)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (ZIAMH002920)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, resting-state functional connectivity, autistic traits, adaptive behavior, salience network, default mode network, anterior insula, outcome prediction, longitudinal change
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Machine Learning, Adolescent, Adult, Behavior, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Child, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways, Regression Analysis, Time Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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