ERIC Number: EJ1463686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-2195-7177
EISSN: EISSN-2195-7185
Available Date: 2023-05-30
Language Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Connectivity-Based fMRI Studies
Caroline Larson1,2; Hannah R. Thomas1; Jason Crutcher1; Michael C. Stevens3,4; Inge-Marie Eigsti1,2
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v12 n1 p110-137 2025
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous condition associated with differences in functional neural connectivity relative to neurotypical (NT) peers. Language-based functional connectivity represents an ideal context in which to characterize connectivity because language is heterogeneous and linked to core features in ASD, and NT language networks are well-defined. We conducted a systematic review of language-related functional connectivity literature on individuals with ASD using PubMed, PsychInfo, Scopus, ProQuest, and Google Scholar, yielding 96 studies. Language-task studies indicated local over-connectivity within the language network and global under-connectivity of language with out-of-network regions in ASD. Resting-state studies showed mixed patterns, and connectivity was associated ASD symptomology and language skills. This evidence indicates language-task elicited local over-connectivity and global under-connectivity in ASD, but not a local versus global distinction of resting-state language-related connectivity. Associations with behavior suggest that local over-connectivity and global under-connectivity characterize ASD, and heightened language-related connectivity may support social function.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Processing, Language Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Associative Learning, Interpersonal Competence, Testing, Evaluation Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH11268701A1; T32DC017703
Author Affiliations: 1University of Connecticut, Department of Psychological Sciences, Storrs, USA; 2CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Storrs, USA; 3Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center at the Institute of Living, Hartford, USA; 4Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, USA