Social symptoms in autistic children may be caused by hyper-connected neurons
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do. What's more, the brains of individuals with the most severe social symptoms are also the most hyper-connected. The findings reported in two independent studies are challenge the prevailing notion in the field that autistic brains are lacking in neural connections.