More evidence that autism is a brain 'connectivity' disorder
Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 16:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Studying a rare disorder that also causes autism in 25-50 percent of affected patients, new research supports the emerging idea that autism results from disrupted brain "connectivity" causing improper information flow. These abnormalities might be reversible with rapamycin or rapamycin-like drugs, which the studies researchers will be bringing to clinical trial later this year.