Scanner ‘Shows Early Autism Signs’
Nadia Shanab | Uncategorized14 Mar 2013
“Signs of autism can be detected in the brains of 4-months old infants.”
Researchers used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to study the brain activity of two groups of infants, one of which had a sibiling with autism.
The babies were tested during a socially interesting human actions, (peek-a-boo), as well as while listening to some vocal sounds such as laughter, yawning, running water, and toys rattling.
There is a strong evidence that autism runs in families. In babies with high-risk of autism, the study shows an unusual brain responses to social stimuli.
Lead researcher: Dr. Sarah Lloyd-Fox, from Birkbeck, University of London.
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Tags: autism, early detection, health, research, signs, symptoms of autism
