Neural and Behavioral Responses During Self-Evaluative Processes Differ in Yo…

Abstract This fMRI study investigated neural responses while making appraisals of self and other, across the social and academic domains, in children and adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Compared to neurotypical youth, those with ASD exhibited hypoactivation of ventromedial refrontal cortex during self-appraisals. Responses in middle cingulate cortex (MCC) and ant…