A Model of Functional Brain Connectivity and Background Noise as a Biomarker for Cognitive Phenotypes: Application to Autism

Luis García Domínguez; José Luis Pérez Velázquez; Roberto Fernández Galán

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061493

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A Model of Functional Brain Connectivity and Background Noise as a Biomarker for Cognitive Phenotypes: Application to Autism

Luis García Domínguez,

Affiliation Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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José Luis Pérez Velázquez,

Affiliation Neuroscience and Mental Health Programme, Brain and Behaviour Centre, Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children; Institute of Medical Science and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Roberto Fernández Galán

* E-mail: rfgalan@case.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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A Model of Functional Brain Connectivity and Background Noise as a Biomarker for Cognitive Phenotypes: Application to Autism

Luis García Domínguez,
José Luis Pérez Velázquez,
Roberto Fernández Galán

Published: April 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061493

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A Possible New Explanation of Increased Connectivity in Autism

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The increased connectivity reported by García Domínquez, et al., may be explained by effects of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in utero. "A Possible Explanation of Autism based on Elevated Maternal Testosterone: A Mechanism that may Explain Differential Growth and Development" at: http://anthropogeny.com/A...

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