openalexFrontiers in Psychiatry2026-07-23
Group-wise sparse coding for the discovery of functional connectivity-based biomarkers in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
Yonglu Wang, Ma Zx, Zhiyi Wang, X Xu, Zhengwang Xia, Haitao Zhang, et al.
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is currently diagnosed through behavioral observations and evaluations, but there is still a lack of objective and consistent biomarkers. Children and adolescents with ASD exhibit impairments in advanced social, emotional, and cognitive f…