Impairments in social interaction are a key feature of autism and are associated with atypical social information processing. Here we report functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) results showing that individuals with autism failed to activate superior temporal sulcus (STS) voice-selective regions in response to vocal sounds, whereas they showed a normal activation pattern in response to nonvocal sounds. These findings suggest abnormal cortical processing of socially relevant auditory information in autism.

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We hypothesize that segregation of mutations into the different EMG patterns depended on the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Results allow us to suggest EMG guidelines for the molecular diagnosis, which can be used in clinical practice.

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