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Neuron Number and Size in Prefrontal Cortex of Children With Autism

2011782 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Eric Courchesne · University of California, San Diego

Peter R. Mouton

Michael E. Calhoun

Katerina Semendeferi

Clelia Ahrens‐Barbeau

Melodie J. Hallet

Cynthia Carter Barnes

Abstract

In this small preliminary study, brain overgrowth in males with autism involved an abnormal excess number of neurons in the PFC.

Topics & Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Williams Syndrome Research Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 306, Issue 18, pp. 2001-2001

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1638

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 23.47

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