NEUROIMAGING OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 神经成像研究开始描述自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)患者大脑发育和功能不同的几种重要方式。ASD是一种异质性疾病，在症状严重程度、行为和认知功能的各个方面存在个体差异。本项目将使用MRI来研究大脑的解剖和功能，将神经解剖和功能与症状和行为的差异联系起来，以加强我们对自闭症的脑部基础的了解。这项研究的指导思想是，了解导致自闭症的基本机制将允许开发更好的干预和治疗方法。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Neuroimaging research is beginning to characterize several important ways in which the brains of persons with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) develop and function differently. ASD is a heterogeneous disorder, with individual differences in severity of symptoms, various aspects of behavior and cognitive functioning. This project will use MRI to study the brain anatomy and function, correlating neuroanatomy and function with differences in symptomatology and behavior, in order to enhance our understanding of the brain-bases of the ASDs. This research is guided by the belief that understanding the fundamental mechanisms that cause ASDs will allow for the development of better interventions and treatments.