Although EEG connectivity data are often used to build models of the association between overt behavioural signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and underlying brain connectivity indices, use of a large number of possible connectivity methods across studies has produced a fairly inconsistent set of results regarding this association. To explore the level of agreement between results from five commonly-used EEG connectivity models (i.e., Coherence, Weighted Phased Lag Index- Debiased, Phase Locking Value, Phase Slope Index, Granger Causality), a sample of 41 young males with ASD provided EEG data under eyes-opened and eyes-closed conditions. There were relatively few statistically significant and/or meaningful correlations between the results obtained from the five connectivity methods, arguing for a re-estimation of the methodology used in such studies so that specific connectivity methods may be matched to particular research questions regarding the links between neural connectivity and overt behaviour within this population.

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比较患有ASD的年轻男性的不同EEG连接方法。

尽管脑电图连通性数据通常用于建立自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的明显行为征兆与潜在的脑部连通性指数之间的关联模型，但是在研究中大量使用可能的连通性方法却产生了一系列关于这个协会。为了探索五个常用的EEG连接模型（即相干性，加权的偏相滞后指数，去偏相，锁相值，相位斜率指数，格兰杰因果关系）的结果之间的一致性水平，对41名患有ASD的年轻男性进行了抽样睁开和闭眼条件下的数据。从五种连通性方法获得的结果之间，统计上的相关性和/或有意义的相关性相对较少，