Novel Imaging Technique Shows Gray Matter Increase In Brains Of Autistic Children

Using a novel imaging technique to study autistic children, researchers have found increased gray matter in the brain areas that govern social processing and learning by observation. Results of the study conducted at the Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Bethpage, N.Y., were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). [click link for full article]

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