Monday, November 19, 2018

Sustained Brain Connections Linked to Autism Symptoms

New research shows that the symptoms of autism may result from sustained connections between regions of the brain.

“People with autism do not like unexpected stimuli, and it may be because (their) brains are not as efficient at rapidly shifting between ideas or thoughts,” said Jeff Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in radiology at the University of Utah Health and senior author on the study. “We wondered if we could see how local circuits in the brain react in patients with...


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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/19/sustained-brain-connections-linked-to-autism-symptoms/140452.html

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