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. 2021 Jun 10;12:3537. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23822-5

Fig. 2. Aberrant temporal dynamics of cognitive control circuit in children with ASD.

Fig. 2

a Children with ASD showed four states and TD children showed two states. Color codes distinct states in each participant. States 1, 2, 3, and 4 in children with ASD are represented by dark orange, dark cyan, dark green, and dark magenta, respectively; states 1 and 2 in TD children are represented by lime green and dark blue, respectively. b Cognitive NII (CNII) of dynamic brain states showed intermittently reduced cross-network interaction in children with ASD compared to TD children. c The temporal mean of dynamic cross-network interaction in the cognitive control circuit, assessed using mean of dynamic CNIIs across states, was significantly lower in children with ASD, compared to TD children. The temporal variability of dynamic cross-network interaction in the cognitive control circuit, assessed using standard deviation of dynamic CNIIs across states, was significantly higher in children with ASD, compared to TD children. Two-sided two sample t-tests were used to compare mean and temporal variability of CNIIs between children with ASD and TD children. Error bar shows standard error of mean. ***p < 0.001.