Fig. 2

Baseline striatal (caudate) functional connectivity within each participant group. Striatal (caudate) functional connectivity at placebo in the ASD group (blue), the neurotypicals (yellow), and the overlap of both groups (green). Numbers below slices indicate Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) z-coordinates. DC dorsal caudate, LH left hemisphere, RH right hemisphere, VSi inferior ventral striatum, VSs superior ventral striatum