Monday, February 3, 2014

Autism


‘Social symptoms in autistic children may be caused by hyper-connected neurons

 

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.’

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107123039.htm

 

‘Autistic brains create more information at rest, study show

 

New research finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest -- a 42 percent increase on average. The study offers a scientific explanation for the most typical characteristic of autism -- withdrawal into one's own inner world. The excess production of information may explain a child's detachment from their environment.’

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131130630.htm

 

 

 

 

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