Deep brain stimulation may reduce severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder
Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical ...
AI-driven MRI analysis improves accuracy in distinguishing Parkinsonian disorders
University of Florida researchers have led a multicenter study demonstrating that Automated Imaging Differentiation for ...
Research finds neurons look different in children with autism
In addition to comparing the scans of children with autism to those of children without ... of neuroimaging for ...
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Infant Brain Scans May Predict Autism Diagnosis
A computer algorithm can identify the brains of autism patients with moderate accuracy based on scans taken at six months and one year of age. Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she ...
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On The Medical Horizon: Mapping the Brain In Utero
MRI scans of human fetuses in utero—here ... This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Imagine if autism could be diagnosed before a baby is born.
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New brain-scanning technique could transform psychiatric treatments
Advances in MRI imaging being driven by researchers in Japan ... show promise in treatments for depression, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. “While healthy subjects show a negative ...