Autism Spectrum Disorder
Last updated on
Apr 6, 2022
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the collective term for a number of neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by qualitative impairments in social interaction and communication, and a restricted range of activities. This research project uses various research approaches to investigate pathogenesis and maintenance of ASD and investigates the neuropeptide oxytocin as a potential treatment to help address social difficulties and behavioral inflexibility.

Daniel S. Quintana
Senior Researcher
Investigating the oxytocin system, heart rate variability, social behavior, and meta-science.
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Publications
Multimodal imaging improves brain age prediction and reveals distinct abnormalities in patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders
Combining multiple MRI modalities improves brain age prediction and reveals distinct deviations in patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders
Jaroslav Rokicki, Thomas Wolfers, Wibeke Nordhoy, Natalia Tesli, Daniel S. Quintana, Dag Alnaes, Genevieve Richard, Ann-Marie G. de Lange, Martina Jonette Lund, Linn Bonaventura Norbom, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Melle, Terje Naerland, Geir Selbaek, Karin Persson, Jan Egil Nordvik, Emanuel Schwarz, Ole A. Andreassen, Tobias Kaufmann, Lars Tjelta Westlye
Sex differences in the relationship between social difficulties and executive dysfunction in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in boys is nearly four times higher than in girls, and the causes of this sex …
Tonje Torske, Terje Nærland, Daniel S. Quintana, Ruth Elizabeth Hypher, Anett Kaale, Anne Lise Høyland, Sigrun Hope, Jarle Johannessen, Merete G. Øie, Ole A. Andreassen
Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function
Evidence of executive dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across development remains mixed and establishing its role is …
E. A. Demetriou, A. Lampit, D. S. Quintana, S. L. Naismith, Y. J. C. Song, J. E. Pye, I. Hickie, A. J. Guastella
Cytokine aberrations in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The role of non-diagnostic features in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is unclear. Increasing evidence suggests …
A. Masi, D. S. Quintana, N. Glozier, A. R. Lloyd, I. B. Hickie, A. J. Guastella