connectopathy

Noun

 * 1)  An atypical presentation or functioning of neural connections within the human brain.
 * 2) * 2017, Takao Yamasaki, Toshihiko Maekawa, Takako Fujita, & Shozo Tobimatsu, "Connectopathy in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Evidence from Visual Evoked Potentials and Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging", Frontiers in Neuroscience, Volume 11 (link):
 * Recent data have suggested that the atypical visual perception observed in ASD is caused by altered connectivity within parallel visual pathways and attention networks, thereby contributing to the impaired social communication observed in ASD. Therefore, we conclude that the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of ASD constitutes a “connectopathy.”
 * Recent data have suggested that the atypical visual perception observed in ASD is caused by altered connectivity within parallel visual pathways and attention networks, thereby contributing to the impaired social communication observed in ASD. Therefore, we conclude that the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of ASD constitutes a “connectopathy.”