According to a new study published in May, children with autism have larger brain size than children without the disease.
Children with autism have larger brains
Scientists at the University of North Carolina: after 2 years, the growth in size of the brain in children with autism do not correspond to the development of intelligence.
In 2005, the group of Prof. Josep and his colleagues conducted a study on a group of children 2 years of age (including children with autism and normal children). Children with autism brains 5-10% larger than the other normal children. After that, they still continue to monitor this group when she was 5 years old. At this time, brain size of children with autism have larger normal children, but the development of intelligence is not how. The child is not infected with the significant development.
The reason that big brain of children with autism and severe than is caused by too much white matter (substances that make up the connective tissue to the connection between the different regions in the brain), but the lack of gray matter. This is one of the reasons that children with autism more intellectual retardation. This new discovery could help scientists understand more about the mechanism of action of these genes cause autism error, while opening new directions in early detection and treatment of this disease.
Children with autism have larger brains
Scientists at the University of North Carolina: after 2 years, the growth in size of the brain in children with autism do not correspond to the development of intelligence.
In 2005, the group of Prof. Josep and his colleagues conducted a study on a group of children 2 years of age (including children with autism and normal children). Children with autism brains 5-10% larger than the other normal children. After that, they still continue to monitor this group when she was 5 years old. At this time, brain size of children with autism have larger normal children, but the development of intelligence is not how. The child is not infected with the significant development.
The reason that big brain of children with autism and severe than is caused by too much white matter (substances that make up the connective tissue to the connection between the different regions in the brain), but the lack of gray matter. This is one of the reasons that children with autism more intellectual retardation. This new discovery could help scientists understand more about the mechanism of action of these genes cause autism error, while opening new directions in early detection and treatment of this disease.
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