Brain Imaging Differences Evident at 6 Months in High-Risk Infants Who Later Develop Autism

This is an image of white matter pathways extracted from diffusion tensor imaging data for infants at-risk for autism. Warmer colors represent higher fractional anisotropy. (Credit: Image created by Jason Wolff, Ph.D.) 
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ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2012) — A new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found significant differences in brain development starting at age 6 months in high-risk infants who later develop autism, compared to high-risk infants who did not develop autism.

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  1. chimagine said: I just read this too. Did you see the helmet they put over infants heads to take the test?
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