Sex differences in brain plasticity: a new hypothesis for sex ratio bias in autism

Idiosyncratic Brain Activation Patterns Are Associated with Poor Social Comprehension in Autism

(2015) L. Byrge et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Sex/Gender Differences and Autism: Setting the Scene for Future Research

(2015) Meng-Chuan Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Pathogenic mechanism of an autism-associated neuroligin mutation involves altered AMPA-receptor trafficking

(2015) S Chanda et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

The idiosyncratic brain: distortion of spontaneous connectivity patterns in autism spectrum disorder

(2015) Avital Hahamy et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Formation of functional areas in the cerebral cortex is disrupted in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorder

(2015) Laura R Fenlon et al.   Neural Development

Prenatal hyperandrogenic environment induced autistic-like behavior in rat offspring

(2015) Xin-Jie Xu et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2014) Dalila Pinto et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

A Higher Mutational Burden in Females Supports a “Female Protective Model” in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

(2014) Sébastien Jacquemont et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Longitudinal Volumetric Brain Changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder Ages 6-35 Years

(2014) Nicholas Lange et al.   Autism Research

Anatomical Abnormalities in Autism?

(2014) Shlomi Haar et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Implications of Prenatal Steroid Perturbations for Neurodevelopment, Behavior, and Autism

(2014) Andrea C. Gore et al.   ENDOCRINE REVIEWS

The discovery of integrated gene networks for autism and related disorders

(2014) Fereydoun Hormozdiari et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Netrin-G/NGL Complexes Encode Functional Synaptic Diversification

(2014) H. Matsukawa et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mapping Longitudinal Development of Local Cortical Gyrification in Infants from Birth to 2 Years of Age

(2014) G. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neurocognition in the Emergency Department after a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Youth

(2014) Brian L. Brooks et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

Elevated fetal steroidogenic activity in autism

(2014) S Baron-Cohen et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

(2014) Silvia De Rubeis et al.   NATURE

The contribution of de novo coding mutations to autism spectrum disorder

(2014) Ivan Iossifov et al.   NATURE

The Implications of Brain Connectivity in the Neuropsychology of Autism

(2014) Jose O. Maximo et al.   NEUROPSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

Linking neocortical, cognitive, and genetic variability in autism with alterations of brain plasticity: The Trigger-Threshold-Target model

(2014) Laurent Mottron et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure

(2014) Amber N.V. Ruigrok et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Multiparametric MRI Characterization and Prediction in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Graph Theory and Machine Learning

(2014) Yongxia Zhou et al.   PLoS One

Autism-Specific Covariation in Perceptual Performances: “g” or “p” Factor?

(2014) Andrée-Anne S. Meilleur et al.   PLoS One

Sex Differences in White Matter Abnormalities after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Localization and Correlation with Outcome

(2014) Saeed Fakhran et al.   RADIOLOGY

Enhanced synapse remodelling as a common phenotype in mouse models of autism

(2014) Masaaki Isshiki et al.   Nature Communications

Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

(2014) Claire S. Leblond et al.   PLoS Genetics

Uncovering steroidopathy in women with autism: a latent class analysis

(2014) Alexa Pohl et al.   Molecular Autism

DAWN: a framework to identify autism genes and subnetworks using gene expression and genetics

(2014) Li Liu et al.   Molecular Autism

Increased topographical variability of task-related activation in perceptive and motor associative regions in adult autistics

(2014) Marie-Pier Poulin-Lord et al.   NeuroImage-Clinical

Atypical sulcal anatomy in young children with autism spectrum disorder

(2014) G. Auzias et al.   NeuroImage-Clinical

Genome-wide copy number scan identifies disruption ofPCDH11Xin developmental dyslexia

(2013) Avinash M. Veerappa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Brain functional networks in syndromic and non-syndromic autism: a graph theoretical study of EEG connectivity

(2013) Jurriaan M Peters et al.   BMC Medicine

Increased gyrification, but comparable surface area in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

(2013) Gregory L. Wallace et al.   BRAIN

Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism

(2013) M.-C. Lai et al.   BRAIN

Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism

(2013) A. Jeremy Willsey et al.   CELL

Integrative Functional Genomic Analyses Implicate Specific Molecular Pathways and Circuits in Autism

(2013) Neelroop N. Parikshak et al.   CELL

TBI and sex: Crucial role of progesterone protecting the brain in an omega−3 deficient condition

(2013) Ethika Tyagi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Concordance of white matter and gray matter abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders: A voxel-based meta-analysis study

(2013) Franco Cauda et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Menstrual Phase as Predictor of Outcome After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Women

(2013) Kathryn Wunderle et al.   JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION

Male-specific alteration in excitatory post-synaptic development and social interaction in pre-natal valproic acid exposure model of autism spectrum disorder

(2013) Ki Chan Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Synaptic Plasticity and PDGF Signaling Defects Underlie Clinical Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

(2013) F. Mori et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cortical plasticity predicts recovery from relapse in multiple sclerosis

(2013) Francesco Mori et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Sex differences in thickness, and folding developments throughout the cortex

(2013) A. Kadir Mutlu et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Rare Complete Knockouts in Humans: Population Distribution and Significant Role in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2013) Elaine T. Lim et al.   NEURON

Using Whole-Exome Sequencing to Identify Inherited Causes of Autism

(2013) Timothy W. Yu et al.   NEURON

Rare Inherited Variation in Autism: Beginning to See the Forest and a Few Trees

(2013) Jason L. Stein et al.   NEURON

Individual Variability in Functional Connectivity Architecture of the Human Brain

(2013) Sophia Mueller et al.   NEURON

Steroid hormones and BDNF

(2013) N. Pluchino et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Brain development, experience, and behavior

(2013) Bryan Kolb et al.   PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER

Altered Modular Organization of Structural Cortical Networks in Children with Autism

(2013) Feng Shi et al.   PLoS One

A Model of Functional Brain Connectivity and Background Noise as a Biomarker for Cognitive Phenotypes: Application to Autism

(2013) Luis García Domínguez et al.   PLoS One

Understanding sex bias in autism spectrum disorder

(2013) D. M. Werling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Examining and interpreting the female protective effect against autistic behavior

(2013) E. B. Robinson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain

(2013) M. Ingalhalikar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Development of cortical folding during evolution and ontogeny

(2013) Karl Zilles et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

A custom magnetoencephalography device reveals brain connectivity and high reading/decoding ability in children with autism

(2013) Mitsuru Kikuchi et al.   Scientific Reports

Nlgn4 knockout induces network hypo-excitability in juvenile mouse somatosensory cortex in vitro

(2013) V. Delattre et al.   Scientific Reports

Local Functional Overconnectivity in Posterior Brain Regions Is Associated with Symptom Severity in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2013) Christopher Lee Keown et al.   Cell Reports

Differential recruitment of coregulators to the RORA promoter adds another layer of complexity to gene (dys) regulation by sex hormones in autism

(2013) Tewarit Sarachana et al.   Molecular Autism

SHANK1 Deletions in Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder

(2012) Daisuke Sato et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Changes in grey matter development in autism spectrum disorder

(2012) Ellen Greimel et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Multiplicative Mechanism of Lateral Interactions Revealed by Controlling Interhemispheric Input

(2012) Thomas Wunderle et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Hormonal Programming Across the Lifespan

(2012) B. Nugent et al.   HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH

Functional connectivity for an “Island of sparing” in autism spectrum disorder: An fMRI study of visual search

(2012) Brandon Keehn et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Males but not females show differences in calbindin immunoreactivity in the dorsal thalamus of the mouse model of fragile X syndrome

(2012) Rosa M. Giráldez-Pérez et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Cortical Plasticity Is Sex Specific

(2012) J. Dachtler et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

How Different Are Girls and Boys Above and Below the Diagnostic Threshold for Autism Spectrum Disorders?

(2012) Katharina Dworzynski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Combined analysis of exome sequencing points toward a major role for transcription regulation during brain development in autism

(2012) E Ben-David et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

De novo mutations revealed by whole-exome sequencing are strongly associated with autism

(2012) Stephan J. Sanders et al.   NATURE

Sporadic autism exomes reveal a highly interconnected protein network of de novo mutations

(2012) Brian J. O’Roak et al.   NATURE

Sex-related factors in multiple sclerosis susceptibility and progression

(2012) Rhonda R. Voskuhl et al.   Nature Reviews Neurology

Development of brain structural connectivity between ages 12 and 30: A 4-Tesla diffusion imaging study in 439 adolescents and adults

(2012) Emily L. Dennis et al.   NEUROIMAGE

De Novo Gene Disruptions in Children on the Autistic Spectrum

(2012) Ivan Iossifov et al.   NEURON

Prenatal exposure to valproic acid increases the neural progenitor cell pool and induces macrocephaly in rat brain via a mechanism involving the GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway

(2012) Hyo Sang Go et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

With a little help from my friends: Androgens tap BDNF signaling pathways to alter neural circuits

(2012) E.N. Ottem et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor–estrogen interactions in the hippocampal mossy fiber pathway: Implications for normal brain function and disease

(2012) L.C. Harte-Hargrove et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Autism as a neural systems disorder: A theory of frontal-posterior underconnectivity

(2012) Marcel Adam Just et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Veridical mapping in the development of exceptional autistic abilities

(2012) Laurent Mottron et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Shared Synaptic Pathophysiology in Syndromic and Nonsyndromic Rodent Models of Autism

(2012) S. J. Baudouin et al.   SCIENCE

Networks of Neuronal Genes Affected by Common and Rare Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2012) Eyal Ben-David et al.   PLoS Genetics

Whole-Exome Sequencing and Homozygosity Analysis Implicate Depolarization-Regulated Neuronal Genes in Autism

(2012) Maria H. Chahrour et al.   PLoS Genetics

Altered functional and structural brain network organization in autism

(2012) J.D. Rudie et al.   NeuroImage-Clinical

Non-syndromic language delay in a child with disruption in the Protocadherin11X/Y gene pair

(2011) Marsha D. Speevak et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Sex differences in repetitive stereotyped behaviors in autism: Implications for genetic liability

(2011) Peter Szatmari et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Autism spectrum disorders and autistic traits: A decade of new twin studies

(2011) Angelica Ronald et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Early Brain Overgrowth in Autism Associated With an Increase in Cortical Surface Area Before Age 2 Years

(2011) Heather Cody Hazlett et al.   ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

Training-related brain plasticity in subjects at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

(2011) Sylvie Belleville et al.   BRAIN

FMRP Stalls Ribosomal Translocation on mRNAs Linked to Synaptic Function and Autism

(2011) Jennifer C. Darnell et al.   CELL

Enhanced visual functioning in autism: An ALE meta-analysis

(2011) Fabienne Samson et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Gender differences in brain functional connectivity density

(2011) Dardo Tomasi et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Brain structure anomalies in autism spectrum disorder-a meta-analysis of VBM studies using anatomic likelihood estimation

(2011) Thomas Nickl-Jockschat et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Neuron Number and Size in Prefrontal Cortex of Children With Autism

(2011) Eric Courchesne et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

How Does Your Cortex Grow?

(2011) A. Raznahan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Estrogen-regulated synaptogenesis in the hippocampus: Sexual dimorphism in vivo but not in vitro

(2011) Lars Fester et al.   JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain

(2011) Hyo Jung Kang et al.   NATURE

The power of autism

(2011) Laurent Mottron   NATURE

Transcriptomic analysis of autistic brain reveals convergent molecular pathology

(2011) Irina Voineagu et al.   NATURE

Shank3 mutant mice display autistic-like behaviours and striatal dysfunction

(2011) João Peça et al.   NATURE

Exome sequencing in sporadic autism spectrum disorders identifies severe de novo mutations

(2011) Brian J O'Roak et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Reframing sexual differentiation of the brain

(2011) Margaret M McCarthy et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Rare De Novo and Transmitted Copy-Number Variation in Autistic Spectrum Disorders

(2011) Dan Levy et al.   NEURON

Multiple Recurrent De Novo CNVs, Including Duplications of the 7q11.23 Williams Syndrome Region, Are Strongly Associated with Autism

(2011) Stephan J. Sanders et al.   NEURON

Increased regional homogeneity of blood oxygen level-dependent signals in occipital cortex of early blind individuals

(2011) Chong Liu et al.   NEUROREPORT

Brain connectivity and high functioning autism: A promising path of research that needs refined models, methodological convergence, and stronger behavioral links

(2011) Marlies E. Vissers et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Brain Connectivity

(2011) Gaolang Gong et al.   NEUROSCIENTIST

Sex differences in synaptic plasticity in stress-responsive brain regions following chronic variable stress

(2011) Eduardo F. Carvalho-Netto et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Sex Hormones in Autism: Androgens and Estrogens Differentially and Reciprocally Regulate RORA, a Novel Candidate Gene for Autism

(2011) Tewarit Sarachana et al.   PLoS One

A Behavioral Comparison of Male and Female Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Conditions

(2011) Meng-Chuan Lai et al.   PLoS One

Why Are Autism Spectrum Conditions More Prevalent in Males?

(2011) Simon Baron-Cohen et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Enhanced connectivity between visual cortex and other regions of the brain in autism: a REM sleep EEG coherence study

(2010) Cathy Léveillé et al.   Autism Research

Brain growth across the life span in autism: Age-specific changes in anatomical pathology

(2010) Eric Courchesne et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Etiological heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorders: More than 100 genetic and genomic disorders and still counting

(2010) Catalina Betancur   BRAIN RESEARCH

Sex- and Brain Size–Related Small-World Structural Cortical Networks in Young Adults: A DTI Tractography Study

(2010) Chaogan Yan et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Decreased Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity in Autism

(2010) J. S. Anderson et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

The Intense World Theory – A Unifying Theory of the Neurobiology of Autism

(2010) Kamila Markram et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

A twin study of autism symptoms in Sweden

(2010) A Ronald et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Mutations in the SHANK2 synaptic scaffolding gene in autism spectrum disorder and mental retardation

(2010) Simone Berkel et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Characterization of the proteome, diseases and evolution of the human postsynaptic density

(2010) Àlex Bayés et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A big-world network in ASD: Dynamical connectivity analysis reflects a deficit in long-range connections and an excess of short-range connections

(2010) Pablo Barttfeld et al.   NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA

The Mouse Genome Database (MGD): premier model organism resource for mammalian genomics and genetics

(2010) J. A. Blake et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Degradation of Postsynaptic Scaffold GKAP and Regulation of Dendritic Spine Morphology by the TRIM3 Ubiquitin Ligase in Rat Hippocampal Neurons

(2010) Albert Y. Hung et al.   PLoS One

Longitudinally mapping the influence of sex and androgen signaling on the dynamics of human cortical maturation in adolescence

(2010) A. Raznahan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Toward discovery science of human brain function

(2010) B. B. Biswal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Key role for gene dosage and synaptic homeostasis in autism spectrum disorders

(2010) Roberto Toro et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Towards a molecular understanding of sex differences in memory formation

(2010) Keiko Mizuno et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Hyper-connectivity and hyper-plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex in the valproic acid animal model of autism

(2010) Tania Rinaldi   Frontiers in Neural Circuits

The Role of Concussion History and Gender in Recovery from Soccer-Related Concussion

(2009) Alexis Chiang Colvin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Aberrant functional connectivity in autism: Evidence from low-frequency BOLD signal fluctuations

(2009) Sarah K. Noonan et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Multiple sclerosis lesions: insights from imaging techniques

(2009) Valentina Tomassini et al.   Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Age- and Gender-Related Differences in the Cortical Anatomical Network

(2009) G. Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Sex Differences in Outcome after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

(2009) Jeffrey J. Bazarian et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

Transcriptome analysis of male–female differences in prefrontal cortical development

(2009) C S Weickert et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Mapping the regional influence of genetics on brain structure variability — A Tensor-Based Morphometry study

(2009) Caroline C. Brun et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Epidemiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders

(2009) Eric Fombonne   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

The Autistic Neuron: Troubled Translation?

(2008) Raymond J. Kelleher et al.   CELL

Smaller Dendritic Spines, Weaker Synaptic Transmission, but Enhanced Spatial Learning in Mice Lacking Shank1

(2008) A. Y. Hung et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Fragile X Syndrome: Loss of Local mRNA Regulation Alters Synaptic Development and Function

(2008) Gary J. Bassell et al.   NEURON

Gender-specific behavioral and immunological alterations in an animal model of autism induced by prenatal exposure to valproic acid

(2008) Tomasz Schneider et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Progesterone exerts neuroprotective effects after brain injury

(2007) Donald G. Stein   BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS