The following paper, co-authored with Associate Professor Doi of Nagaoka University of Technology and Ms. Ueda from the Biological Systems Engineering Laboratory, has been accepted by Scientific Reports.
Hirokazu Doi*, Akira Furui*, Rena Ueda, Koji Shimatani, Midori Yamamoto, Kenichi Sakurai, Chisato Mori, Toshio Tsuji
Spatiotemporal patterns of spontaneous movement in neonates are significantly linked to risk of autism spectrum disorders at 18 months old
Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–10, 2023, (*Equal contribution).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40368-2
Through video-based motion analysis and statistical methods, we demonstrated that there is a relationship between neonatal movement characteristics in the first few days after birth and ASD risk at 18 months of age.