Autism is a severe neurobehavioral syndrome, arising largely as an inherited disorder,
which can arise from several diseases. Despite recent advances in identifying some genes�…

Brothers (Brothers L. Concepts in Neuroscience 1990; 1: 27–51) proposed a network of
neural regions that comprise the “social brain”, which includes the amygdala. Since the�…

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired communication and
social interaction and may be accompanied by mental retardation and epilepsy. Its cause�…

The long-term consequences of early prefrontal cortex lesions occurring before 16 months
were investigated in two adults. As is the case when such damage occurs in adulthood, the�…

There is increasing support for the existence of 'social intelligence'[Humphrey (1984)
Consciousness Regained], independent of general intelligence. Brothers et al.(1990) J�…

Objective: To explore the specific gross neuroanatomic substrates of this brain
developmental disorder, the authors examine brain morphometric features in a large sample�…

There is an increased but variable risk of epilepsy in autism. Three main factors—age,
cognitive level, and type of language disorder—account for variability in the reported�…

Abstract Study Objectives:(1) Compare sleep behaviors of children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) with sleep behaviors of typically developing (TD) children using the�…

Background: Studies examining the brains of individuals with autism have identified
anatomic and pathologic changes in regions such as the cerebellum and hippocampus�…

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder of early onset that is highly variable in its
clinical presentation. Although the causes of autism in most patients remain unknown�…