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Research by Topic: David Amaral
Podcast: Here’s to understanding why people with autism have anxiety in adolescence
Published April 2, 2018On this week’s ASF podcast: By looking directly at the brains of people with autism, researchers at UC Davis MIND Institute, led by Dr. Thomas Avino and Dr. Cyndi Schumann, show a disruption of neuron number in the amygdala in autism. The amygdala is important because it is linked to emotion, fear and anxiety in […]
Filed under: amygdala, anxiety, ASD, asf, Autism, autism brainnet, Cyndi Schumann, David Amaral, featured, podcast, Thomas Avino, UC Davis MIND Institute