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ArticleHuman brain mapping2019

Transient states of network connectivity are atypical in autism: A dynamic functional connectivity study.

Lisa E Mash, Annika C Linke, Lindsay A Olson, Inna Fishman, Thomas T Liu, Ralph-Axel Müller

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Article in Human brain mapping, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Linking Connectivity Dynamics to Symptom Severity and Cognitive Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An FNIRS Study.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  11. Altered Patterns of Dynamic Functional Connectivity Underpin Reduced Expressions of Social-Emotional Reciprocity in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  16. Transcranial photobiomodulation for neurodevelopmental disorders: a narrative review.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lisa E MashBrain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-3425-8646
Annika C LinkeBrain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
Lindsay A OlsonBrain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
Inna FishmanBrain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
Thomas T LiuCenter for Functional MRI, Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
Ralph-Axel MüllerBrain Development Imaging Laboratories, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0001-7299-6757
San Diego State University · USUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

Integrity and Dynamic Processing Efficiency of Networks in ASDR01MH101173 · NIMH · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MUELLER, RALPH-AXEL · 2014 to 2018
$3.2M
Linking Local Activity and Functional Connectivity in AutismR01MH081023 · NIMH · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MUELLER, RALPH-AXEL · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
Multimodal Imaging of Social Brain Networks in ASDK01MH097972 · NIMH · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FISHMAN, INNA · 2012 to 2015
$599k
FMRI and EEG approaches to the resting state in ASDR21MH102578 · NIMH · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, THOMAS T, MUELLER, RALPH-AXEL · 2014 to 2015
$430k
National Science Foundation GRFP 1321850NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH097972NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH081023NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH101173NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH102578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is ample evidence of atypical functional connectivity (FC) in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). However, transient relationships between neural networks cannot be captured by conventional static FC analyses. Dynamic FC (dFC) approaches have been used to identify repeating, transient connectivity patterns ("states"), revealing spatiotemporal network properties not observable in static FC. Recent studies have found atypical dFC in ASDs, but questions remain about the nature of group differences in transient connectivity, and the degree to which states persist or change over time. This study aimed to: (a) describe and relate static and dynamic FC in typical development and ASDs, (b) describe group differences in transient states and compare them with static FC patterns, and (c) examine temporal stability and flexibility between identified states. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were collected from 62 ASD and 57 typically developing (TD) children and adolescents. Whole-brain, data-driven regions of interest were derived from group independent component analysis. Sliding window analysis and k-means clustering were used to explore dFC and identify transient states. Across all regions, static overconnnectivity and increased variability over time in ASDs predominated. Furthermore, significant patterns of group differences emerged in two transient states that were not observed in the static FC matrix, with group differences in one state primarily involving sensory and motor networks, and in the other involving higher-order cognition networks. Default mode network segregation was significantly reduced in ASDs in both states. Results highlight that dynamic approaches may reveal more nuanced transient patterns of atypical FC in ASDs.

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PMID30681228
PMCPMC6549695
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