Autistic Spectrum Digest (Autism) Issue 7, May 2014 | Page 10

Research in review Blueprint of human brain generated may help identify origins of autism Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a detailed blueprint or map of the human brain has been generated in high resolution. The map shows where genes are turned on/off during mid-trimester of pregnancy at unimaginably anatomical resolutions. This is a first-of-its-kind report developed using the BrainSpan Atlas of the Developing Human Brain. Imitation predicts development in ASD children, study reveals In a study published in the International Journal of Language and Commu