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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023

Functional connectivity of cortical-cerebellar networks in relation to sensorimotor behavior and clinical features in autism spectrum disorder.

Kathryn E Unruh, James V Bartolotti, Walker S McKinney, Lauren M Schmitt, John A Sweeney, Matthew W Mosconi

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Atypical Visually Guided Precision Grip Control in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kathryn E UnruhLife Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6745-5550
James V BartolottiHoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0224-6413
Walker S McKinneyKansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5281-3749
Lauren M SchmittDivision of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2864-3767
John A SweeneyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1752-2828
Matthew W MosconiLife Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1981-6777
University of Kansas · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

Using PCORnet to Expand the DS-CONNECT Cohort Through Healthcare System Recruitment, Incorporating Electronic Health Records, and Assessing Self-DeterminationU54HD090216 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI COLOMBO, JOHN A. · 2016 to 2020
$6.2M
Motor abnormalities and functional brain mechanisms in autism spectrum disorderR01MH112734 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI MOSCONI, MATTHEW W · 2017 to 2021
$2.3M
NIH HHS NICHD U54 090216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensorimotor issues are present in the majority of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are associated with core symptoms. The neural systems associated with these impairments remain unclear. Using a visually guided precision gripping task during functional magnetic resonance imaging, we characterized task-based connectivity and activation of cortical, subcortical, and cerebellar visuomotor networks. Participants with ASD (n = 19; ages 10-33) and age- and sex-matched neurotypical controls (n = 18) completed a visuomotor task at low and high force levels. Relative to controls, individuals with ASD showed reduced functional connectivity of right primary motor-anterior cingulate cortex and left anterior intraparietal lobule (aIPL)-right Crus I at high force only. At low force, increased caudate, and cerebellar activation each were associated with sensorimotor behavior in controls, but not in ASD. Reduced left aIPL-right Crus I connectivity was associated with more severe clinically rated ASD symptoms. These findings suggest that sensorimotor problems in ASD, particularly at high force levels, involve deficits in the integration of multimodal sensory feedback and reduced reliance on error-monitoring processes. Adding to literature positing that cerebellar dysfunction contributes to multiple developmental issues in ASD, our data implicate parietal-cerebellar connectivity as a key neural marker underlying both core and comorbid features of ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderMotor CortexBrain MappingCerebellumHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeural Pathwaysautism spectrum disordercerebellumconnectivityprecision grip

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PMID37246152
PMCPMC10350826
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