Brain signals hint at speech delay in babies at high autism risk
Some infants who have an older sibling with autism show weak brain signals at 3 months of age.
Some infants who have an older sibling with autism show weak brain signals at 3 months of age.
Deletion of 16p11.2, a chromosomal region linked to autism, leads to the enlargement of certain brain structures, whereas duplication of the same region leads to structures that are unusually small.
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Babies with autism show behavioral and brain features that differ from those of babies with language delay.
A new database contains high-fidelity brain maps of 10 typical adults.
New software charts the crests of the folds that define the brain’s surface in people with autism.
Children with autism who take certain medications have different patterns of brain connectivity than do unmedicated children with the condition.
Following women with autism through pregnancy and beyond may reveal factors that shape the likelihood of autism in their children.
Babies who are later diagnosed with autism may show aberrant connections between some brain regions in their first year of life.
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