Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often ... toddler's cortical organoid grown in the lab corresponded to a larger brain structure viewed on MRI scans. Further, toddlers with ...

a brain structure called the amygdala, also helps form and store memories of tastes, smells and other sensory input associated with emotional events. These are exactly the kind of stimuli that seem to ...

The researchers hope that investigations like theirs could generate new diagnostic insights and therapies for autism. Past research into brain structure in autism has faced limitations because it ...

neuroscientists used brain imaging data of more than 11,000 children aged 9 to 11, to compare the structures of neurons in their brains. Imaging of nearly 150 children with autism was compared to ...

Genetic variants linked to autism are associated with structural differences in neonatal white matter, particularly increased ...

It is not a mental health condition — autism stems from developmental differences in a person's brain structure and neurotransmitters. Children who develop autism may literally see the world ...

And abnormal volumes in some structures beneath the cerebral cortex, such as the basal ganglia, may be linked to repetitive behaviors in autism. Are some brain differences related to more than one ...

Study Links Gene Regulating Brain Circuit Formation to Autism and Seizures Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral ...

Dr. Eric Levine’s cutting-edge autism research at UConn School of Medicine is reprogramming the donated skin or blood cells ...