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B. Chakrabarti
Psychiatry
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Open AccessPreference for biological motion is reduced in ASD: implications for clinical trials and the search for biomarkers
The neurocognitive mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remain unclear. Progress has been largely hampered by small sample sizes, variable age ranges and resulting inconsistent findings. There ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy: heritability, and correlates with sex, neuropsychiatric conditions and cognition
We conducted a genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy using the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test (Eyes Test) in 88,056 research volunteers of European Ancestry (44,574 females and 43,482 males) from...
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Open AccessSex differences in frontal lobe connectivity in adults with autism spectrum conditions
Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are more prevalent in males than females. The biological basis of this difference remains unclear. It has been postulated that one of the primary causes of ASC is a partial dis...
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Open AccessElevated fetal steroidogenic activity in autism
Autism affects males more than females, giving rise to the idea that the influence of steroid hormones on early fetal brain development may be one important early biological risk factor. Utilizing the Danish H...
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Open AccessOxytocin increases eye contact during a real-time, naturalistic social interaction in males with and without autism
Autism spectrum conditions (autism) affect ~1% of the population and are characterized by deficits in social communication. Oxytocin has been widely reported to affect social-communicative function and its neu...
