SynthesisTranslational psychiatry2023
Resting-state EEG power differences in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Neural excitation/inhibition imbalance and neurodevelopmental pathology in human copy number variant syndromes: a systematic review.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Oscillatory activity underlying cognitive performance in children and adolescents with autism: a systematic review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of rTMS intervention on resting-state functional brain activityin children with autism spectrum disorders: a resting-state fMRI study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Cannabidiol blood metabolite levels after cannabidiol treatment are associated with broadband EEG changes and improvements in visuomotor and non-verbal cognitive abilities in boys with autism requiring higher levels of support.Translational psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Excitation/inhibition balance subtypes in autism and their genetic, neural, and clinical profiles.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Article
- Cortical Network Overconnectivity Relates to Sensory, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- Excitation/Inhibition Balance as a Mechanistic Link Between Sleep Disturbance and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bidirectional Framework.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Review
- Rethinking EEG biomarkers of brain disorders: a transdiagnostic dimensional view.Translational psychiatry · 2026Review
- The developmental trajectory of EEG alpha coherence in autistic toddlers with and without language delay.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Asymmetric neural dynamics of visuospatial attention in autism spectrum disorder.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Elevated brain glutamine levels in adults with autism spectrum disorder: A 7T MRS study.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Early Trajectories of Resting-State EEG power in autistic children: a longitudinal study across language profiles.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Instability of Alpha Oscillatory States in Autism and Familial Liability: Evidence from Burst-Resolved High-Density Electroencephalography (EEG).bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A Developmental Taxonomy of Autism and the Precision Timing of the Cheung Glutamatergic Regimen.Cureus · 2026Review
- The Emerging Role of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in EEG-Based Autism Research: A Systematic Review.NeuroSci · 2026Review
- Beta power as a neural correlate of sensory features in autistic individuals.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2026Article
- A human electrophysiological signature of Fragile X pathophysiology is shared in V1 of Fmr1Nature communications · 2026Article
- Mapping Executive Function Performance Based on Resting-State EEG in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic and Mechanistic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Applications and potential mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation in autism spectrum disorders.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Alterations in Multidimensional Functional Connectivity Architecture in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Brain sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
Narrative reviews have described various resting-state EEG power differences in autism across all five canonical frequency bands, with increased power for low and high frequencies and reduced power for middle frequencies. However, these differences have yet to be quantified using effect sizes and probed robustly for consistency, which are critical next steps for clinical translation. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of published and gray literature on resting-state EEG power in autism. We performed 10 meta-analyses to synthesize and quantify differences in absolute and relative resting-state delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma EEG power in autism. We also conducted moderator analyses to determine whether demographic characteristics, methodological details, and risk-of-bias indicators might account for heterogeneous study effect sizes. Our literature search and study selection processes yielded 41 studies involving 1,246 autistic and 1,455 neurotypical individuals. Meta-analytic models of 135 effect sizes demonstrated that autistic individuals exhibited reduced relative alpha (g = -0.35) and increased gamma (absolute: g = 0.37, relative: g = 1.06) power, but similar delta (absolute: g = 0.06, relative: g = 0.10), theta (absolute: g = -0.03, relative: g = -0.15), absolute alpha (g = -0.17), and beta (absolute: g = 0.01, relative: g = 0.08) power. Substantial heterogeneity in effect sizes was observed across all absolute (I
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