Abstract #4131

Thalamo-Cortical Functional Connectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Mariana Lazar¹, Joy Carol Ming², Laura Miles¹, Jeffrey Donaldson¹

¹Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States; ²Livingston High School, Livingston, NJ, United States

Autism Spectrum Disorders are characterized by deficits in a wide range of functional domains including motor, sensory, behavioral, and cognitive functions. Concurrent data suggest that atypical brain connectivity is one of the key features of these disorders. In this abstract we investigate the thalamo-cortical functional connectivity during rest in a group of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and a typically developing group of individuals.