Gene mutation in autism found to cause hyperconnectivity in brain's hearing center

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound.

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