marginally significantp = 0.0494
We found a marginally significant difference in the number of acquired runs between the ASD-group (mean ASD = 9.64 runs) and the NT-group (mean NT = 10.54 runs) (Mann-Whitney U test; W = 345, p = 0.0494). 2.4.3. fMRI data acquisition fMRI data were collected using a 3 T Philips Ingenia CX scanner, with a 32-channel head coil, using a T2*-weighted echo-planar (EPI) pulse sequence (52 slices in a transverse orientation, FOV = 210 × 210 × 140 mm, reconstructed in–plane resolution = 2.19 × 2.19 mm, slice thickness = 2.5 mm, interslice gap = 0.2 mm, repetition time (TR) = 3000 ms, echo time (TE) = 30 ms, flip angle = 90 degrees).