Altering the trajectory of early postnatal cortical development can lead to structural and behavioural features of autism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autism is a behaviourally defined neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown etiology. Recent studies in autistic children consistently point to neuropathological and functional abnormalities in the temporal association cortex (TeA) an...

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Main Authors: Chomiak Taylor, Karnik Vikram, Block Edward, Hu Bin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/102