Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Aberrant dynamics of cognitive control and motor circuits predict distinct restricted and repetitive behaviors in children with autism

  • Kaustubh Supekar,
  • Srikanth Ryali,
  • Percy Mistry,
  • Vinod Menon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23822-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are a core clinical feature of autism, yet the brain basis of RRBs is unknown. Here, the authors demonstrate that aberrant cognitive control and motor circuit dynamics differentially predict three distinct symptom clusters that define RRBs.