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August 2022: Subcortical Brain Development in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome
Dr. Mark D. Shen (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) discusses the trajectory of brain development in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fragile X syndrome. Longitudinal imaging was captured from 6 to 24 months to see how brain development differed between groups, and the development of the amygdala in infants at risk for ASD prior to onset of social deficits and clinical diagnosis.
- Shen interview [01:03]
- Why look at patients with potential ASD diagnosis in conjunction with fragile X syndrome patients? [04:20]
- Why are differences in brain structure important? [05:46]
- What’s the advantage of earlier diagnosis of ASD? [08:16]
- What’s next for your research? [09:48]
- Kalin interview [11:47]
- Shen et al. [12:09]
- Girault et al. [15:30]
- Gerlach et al. [19:13]
- Mosholder et al. [22:12]
- Summary [25:31]
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