Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism
Yang D, Pelphrey KA, Sukhodolsky DG, Crowley MJ, Dayan E, Dvornek NC, Venkataraman A, Duncan J, Staib L, Ventola P. Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e948-e948. PMID: 27845779, PMCID: PMC5314125, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderYoung childrenSocial information processingMultivariate pattern analysisMotivation/rewardBiological motionCore deficitComplex neurodevelopmental disorderBrain responsesResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderNeurobiological markersNeural predictorsInformation processingBehavioral interventionsIndividual childrenNeurodevelopmental disordersCurrent findingsNeural circuitsBehavioral deficitsEarly childhoodChildrenUnsuccessful interventionsNeurobiomarkersPattern analysis