Courchesne Autistic Brain Graphic (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Courchesne Autistic Brain Graphic

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Gene function in cell cycle networks regulating brain size is normal in typical toddlers (green), while it is abnormal in ASD toddlers (blue, red) for both smaller and bigger brains. Bigger ASD brains are more severely affected than smaller brains.

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UC San Diego Health

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