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Disorganized Cortical Patches Suggest Prenatal Origin of Autism

NIH-funded study shows disrupted cell layering process in the developing brain

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 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 autismcan be traced back to…

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