Neurotypical Individual

Neurotypical individuals serve as a crucial baseline for understanding neurological and cognitive function, particularly in research comparing them to individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism or schizophrenia. Current research employs various methods, including analysis of speech prosody, structural MRI data (often analyzed with permutation tests and deep learning models like transformers), and physiological responses to social stimuli, to identify and characterize neurotypical brain structure and function. These studies aim to refine diagnostic tools, improve our understanding of brain-behavior relationships, and ultimately contribute to more accurate and nuanced assessments of neurological and psychiatric conditions.