People with Autism Have Unusually Symmetrical Brains, New Scans Reveal

Brain connections in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show more symmetry across the right and left hemispheres, suggesting that tasks are being divvied up in the brain in a very different manner from those without autism. The find, which is based on new brain scans of young people with autism, could explain why one of the hallmarks of the … Continue reading →