Understanding the relationship between cerebellar structure and social abilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cerebellum contains more than 50% of all neurons in the brain and is involved in a broad range of cognitive functions, including social communication and social cognition. Inconsistent atypicalities in the cerebellum have been reported in individuals with autism compared to controls suggesting the limits of categorical case control comparisons. Alternatively, investigating how clinical dimensions are related to neuroanatomical features, in line with the Research Domain Criteria approach, might be more relevant. We hypothesized that the volume of the "cognitive" lobules of the cerebellum would be associated with social difficulties.

Methods

We analyzed structural MRI data from a large pediatric and transdiagnostic sample (Healthy Brain Network). We performed ce

SUBMITTER: Elandaloussi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature