Background
Few studies explored response inhibition in autistic-like traits people, using task fMRI. In this study, we examine the functional connectivity of the brain using a stop-signal task based on fMRI among young adults with autistic-like traits and investigated their ability to achieve inhibition control.
Methods
29 of Chinese individuals measured with AQ. Then applied stop signal task to explore the difference in brain functional connectivity in individuals with autistic-like traits.
Results
The results showed autistic-like traits people the longer the SSRT, the worse the inhibition ability. And we used networks obtained from groupICA analysis at the functional connectivity analysis level, the SN had a negative connection with left SMG; the DAN had a negative connection with left LG; the FPN had a positive connection with left PCG; the LN had a positive connection with vermis 4 5 and negative connection with left ITG. Furthermore, the SMG, LG, PCG, and temporal gyrus were also obtained in ROI-to-ROI analysis.
Limitations
Our sample size smaller, still need to multicenter, large sample confirmed this conclusion. We want to use more task paradigms to explore inhibition control in autistic-like traits people.
Conclusions
We found that autistic-like traits people had atypical functional connectivity within brain networks in the SN, DAN, FPN, and LN, and had atypical brain areas centered on the SMG, LG, PCG, and temporal gyrus. And also highlight the importance of considering executive control function of whole-brain functional connections to better characterize brain connectivity in young adults with autistic-like traits.

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Posted 23 Nov, 2020
Posted 23 Nov, 2020
Background
Few studies explored response inhibition in autistic-like traits people, using task fMRI. In this study, we examine the functional connectivity of the brain using a stop-signal task based on fMRI among young adults with autistic-like traits and investigated their ability to achieve inhibition control.
Methods
29 of Chinese individuals measured with AQ. Then applied stop signal task to explore the difference in brain functional connectivity in individuals with autistic-like traits.
Results
The results showed autistic-like traits people the longer the SSRT, the worse the inhibition ability. And we used networks obtained from groupICA analysis at the functional connectivity analysis level, the SN had a negative connection with left SMG; the DAN had a negative connection with left LG; the FPN had a positive connection with left PCG; the LN had a positive connection with vermis 4 5 and negative connection with left ITG. Furthermore, the SMG, LG, PCG, and temporal gyrus were also obtained in ROI-to-ROI analysis.
Limitations
Our sample size smaller, still need to multicenter, large sample confirmed this conclusion. We want to use more task paradigms to explore inhibition control in autistic-like traits people.
Conclusions
We found that autistic-like traits people had atypical functional connectivity within brain networks in the SN, DAN, FPN, and LN, and had atypical brain areas centered on the SMG, LG, PCG, and temporal gyrus. And also highlight the importance of considering executive control function of whole-brain functional connections to better characterize brain connectivity in young adults with autistic-like traits.

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