Mazahir T. Hasan

The paper identifies two subtypes of autism based on functional connectivity, linking hyperconnectivity to excitation-inhibition imbalance in 42% of patients.

The paper identifies a thalamo-preoptic pathway that controls social touch by bypassing the cerebral cortex, involving PTH2-expressing neurons and a conserved circuit across species.

The paper was withdrawn due to methodological concerns that altered the main conclusion about gene-cholesterol cascades and brain connectivity in autistic patients.