title: Basal ganglia and restricted and repetitive behaviours in Autism Spectrum Disorders: current status and future perspectives.
abstract: This editorial offers a concise overview of the recent structural magnetic resonance imaging studies that evaluate the basal ganglia (BG) volumes in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The putative relationship between the repetitive or stereotyped behaviours of ASD and BG volumes is also explored, with a focus on possible translational approaches.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation,Pisa,Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calderoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Section of Psychiatry and Section of Clinical Psychology, Inter-University Center for Behavioural Neurosciences (ICBN),University of Verona,Verona,Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,Stanford University,Stanford, CA,USA.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Hardan
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation,Pisa,Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muratori
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, Inter-University Center for Behavioural Neurosciences (ICBN),University of Udine,Udine,Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brambilla