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Publication Date: 2023
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A Fusion-Based Machine Learning Approach for Autism Detection in Young Children Using Magnetoencephalography Signals
Barik, Kasturi; Watanabe, Katsumi; Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Saha, Goutam
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v53 n12 p4830-4848 2023
In this study, we aimed to find biomarkers of autism in young children. We recorded magnetoencephalography (MEG) in thirty children (4-7 years) with autism and thirty age, gender-matched controls while they were watching cartoons. We focused on characterizing neural oscillations by amplitude (power spectral density, PSD) and phase (preferred phase angle, PPA). Machine learning based classifier showed a higher classification accuracy (88%) for PPA features than PSD features (82%). Further, by a novel fusion method combining PSD and PPA features, we achieved an average classification accuracy of 94% and 98% for feature-level and score-level fusion, respectively. These findings reveal discriminatory patterns of neural oscillations of autism in young children and provide novel insight into autism pathophysiology.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Measurement Techniques, Diagnostic Tests, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Accuracy, Artificial Intelligence, Cartoons
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