Review: Cortical construction in autism spectrum disorder: Columns, connectivity and the subplate

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 115-134

  Hutsler, Jeffrey J ^a   Casanova, Manuel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Neurodevelopment; Neuropathology; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CONNECTOME; CORTICAL SUBPLATE; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84959236937     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nan.12227     Document Type: Article

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