DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Brains of Autistic Children Have Too Many Synapses, Study Suggests

Those with autism pruned spines, which are connected by synapses, less readily over time than other children. The finding could help explain oversensitivity and seizures. [Category: Autism, Brain, Epilepsy, Seizures (Medical), Sulzer, David, Children and Childhood] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3dbac02d/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A80C220Chealth0Cbrains0Eof0Eautistic0Echildren0Ehave0Etoo0Emany0Esynapses0Estudy0Esuggests0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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