Higher Sensory Sensitivity is Linked to Greater Expansion Amongst Functional Connectivity Gradients.

ABSTRACT: Insofar as the autistic-like phenotype presents in the general population, it consists of partially dissociable traits, such as social and sensory issues. Here, we investigate individual differences in cortical organisation related to autistic-like traits. Connectome gradient decomposition based on resting state fMRI data reliably reveals a principal gradient spanning from unimodal to transmodal regions, reflecting the transition from perception to abstract cognition. In our non-clinical sample, this gradient's expansion, indicating less integration between visual and default mode networks, correlates with subjective sensory sensitivity (measured using the Glasgow Sensory Questionnaire, GSQ), but not other autistic-like traits (measured using the Autism Spectrum Quotient, AQ). This novel b

SUBMITTER: Del Rio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature