Even with mounting scientific research and hundreds of clinical studies, the autistic brain remains something of a mystery.
Some research has suggested that there is too much connectivity in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), while other studies have pointed to lack of synchronization in parts of the brain that usually work together.
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“There are hundreds of researchers trying to find robust and reliable ways to diagnose autism… I think it is too early to say whether these idiosyncratic patterns of connectivity might help with the diagnosis,” Behrmann told the Huffington Post. “What is critical for now is to identify a clear way in which the brain dynamics differ among typically developing and ASD individuals. Doing so will help facilitate progress in diagnosis and treatment and the incremental progress of science is all moving in a positive direction.”
The findings were published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
