Spotting Autism Early (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Spotting Autism Early

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Michela Fagiolini, PhD, and her colleagues demonstrate a machine-learning algorithm that can spot abnormalities in pupil dilation that are predictive of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mouse models. The same algorithm, using heart rate fluctuations instead of pupillary data, successfully identified girls with Rett syndrome.

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Pietro Artoni/Boston Children's Hospital

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