Social ‘wanting’ dysfunction in autism: neurobiological underpinnings and treatment implications

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Robert T Schultz¹  Vanessa Troiani¹  Coralie Chevallier¹  Gregor Kohls¹ 

[1] Center for Autism Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market Street, 8th floor, Suite 860, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

关键词: Treatment;    Opioids;    Oxytocin;    Dopamine;    Amygdala;    Ventromedial prefrontal cortex;    Ventral striatum;    Social motivation;    Reward;    Autism spectrum disorders;   

Others  :  811949
DOI  :  10.1186/1866-1955-4-10

 received in 2012-03-06, accepted in 2012-05-17,  发布年份 2012

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Kohls et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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