Abnormal number of neurons in brains of children with autism, preliminary study finds

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 22:30 in Psychology & Sociology

In a small, preliminary study that included 13 male children, those with autism had an average 67 percent more prefrontal brain neurons and larger than average brain weight, than children without autism.

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