The Ballooning Brain: Defective Genes May Explain Uncontrolled Brain Growth in Autism: Scientific American - 0 views
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linked atypical gene activity to excessive growth in the autistic brain
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autistic brain sprouts an excess of neurons and continues to balloon during the first five years of life, as all those extra neurons grow larger and form connections.
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start to lose neural connections, faster than typical brains
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