Research Article

Atypical Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala in Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders during Spontaneous Attention to Eye-Gaze

Table 3

Regions showing differences between right and left amygdala connectivity in control (CON) and ASD children during facilitation (Congruent > Neutral) and interference (Incongruent > Congruent) from eye-gaze ( Monte Carlo corrected).

GroupConditionContrastRegionBA value

CONFacilitationLeft > RightMotor cingulate31, 243−13494.03
L STS22−42−2213.44
L Thalamus−3−2273.24
R Thalamus3−2543.41
L STS42−51−31162.98
InterferenceRight > LeftNone
Left > RightNone
Right > LeftMotor cingulate31, 24−15−43523.4
R STS41, 4260−31103.22

ASDFacilitationLeft > RightNone
Right > LeftNone
InterferenceLeft > RightNone
Right > LeftPregenual ACC24, 32−335103.25