Disorganized cortical patches suggest prenatal origin of autism

March 28, 2014

The architecture of the autistic brain is speckled with patches of abnormal neurons, according to research partially funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine on March 27, 2014, this study suggests that brain irregularities in children with autism can be traced back to prenatal development.

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2014/nimh-27.htm

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