Brain overgrowth in autism during a critical time in development: Implications for frontal pyramidal neuron and interneuron development and connectivity

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 153-170

  Courchesne, Eric ^a,b   Pierce, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain development; Frontal cortex; Head circumference; Pyramidal neurons

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTOPSY; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GROWTH DISORDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MACROCEPHALY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 14644412928     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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