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Fig. 4 | Molecular Autism

Fig. 4

From: Differential mirror neuron system (MNS) activation during action observation with and without social-emotional components in autism: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies

Fig. 4

Meta-regression shows that the activation of two brain regions in ASD individuals were significantly associated with chronological age; as age increases: a the right cerebellar crus I was more activated and b the left inferior temporal gyrus was less activated. Of note, the significant correlation between increasing age and increasing activation in the right cerebellum crus I was driven by two studies (data represented by the two orange dots lying on the left end of the x-axis). The interpretation of this significant correlation should be treated with caution. (Note: Studies that reported a peak in these two regions were included in the calculation; each of these studies is represented as a dot; larger dots represent larger sample sizes)

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