Brain Imaging: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autism


Joseph Piven is a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He discusses the idea that the autistic brain grows too large. By using MRI and other imaging techniques he finds increased brain volume in autistic individuals. Series: “MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders” [6/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 12870]

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2 Responses to “Brain Imaging: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autism”

  1. GingerAutie says:
    June 27, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    Temple Grandin brain was once tested (who is an autistic savant) and found out that her Cerebellum (a part of the brain) is too small.

  2. maddymum05 says:
    June 27, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    very interesting thank you.

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