Navigation Links
Atypical brain circuits may cause slower gaze shifting in infants who later develop autism
Date:3/19/2013

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Infants at 7 months of age who go on to develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another when compared to 7-month-olds who do not develop autism, and this behavioral pattern is in part explained by atypical brain circuits.

Those are the findings of a new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers and published online March 20 by the American Journal of Psychiatry.

"These findings suggest that 7-month-olds who go on to develop autism show subtle, yet overt, behavioral differences prior to the emergence of the disorder. They also implicate a specific neural circuit, the splenium of the corpus callosum, which may not be functioning as it does in typically developing infants, who show more rapid orienting to visual stimuli," said Jed T. Elison, PhD, first author of the study.

Elison worked on the study, conducted as part of the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, for his doctoral dissertation at UNC. He now is a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology. The study's senior author is Joseph Piven, MD, professor of psychiatry, director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at UNC, and the principle investigator of the IBIS Network.

The IBIS Network consists of research sites at UNC, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University, and the University of Alberta are currently recruiting younger siblings of children with autism and their families for ongoing research.

"Difficulty in shifting gaze and attention that we found in 7-month-olds may be a fundamental problem in autism," Piven said. "Our hope is that this finding may help lead us to early detection and interventions that could improve outcomes for individual
'/>"/>

Contact: Tom Hughes
tahughes@unch.unc.edu
919-966-6047
University of North Carolina Health Care
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research
2. University of Maryland School of Medicine finds depression stems from miscommunication between brain cells
3. Pig brain models provide insights into human cognitive development
4. Computer model may help athletes and soldiers avoid brain damage and concussions
5. Tickling the brain with magnetic stimulation improves memory in schizophrenia
6. Oxfords Gero Miesenböck is awarded The Brain Prize 2013 for his pioneering work on optogenetics
7. Even mild traumatic brain injuries can kill brain tissue
8. Researchers discover workings of brains GPS system
9. How the bodys energy molecule transmits 3 types of taste to the brain
10. 1 region, 2 functions: Brain cells multitasking key to understanding overall brain function
11. Brain adds cells in puberty to navigate adult world
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Atypical brain circuits may cause slower gaze shifting in infants who later develop autism
(Date:5/22/2013)... May 22, 2013. Plastic additives known as phthalates ... everywhere: They turn up in flooring, plastic cups, ... the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionthe bodies ... have come under increasing scrutiny. A growing collection ... can leech from packaging and mix with food) ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... concept of "place" is increasingly being considered in ... have a new resource that can help them ... with the places in their lives. , ... new book co-edited by the Pacific Northwest Research ... human-centered approach to conservation. The book is published ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... USC have found that a class of pharmaceuticals can ... , The drugs, known as "TSPO ligands," are currently ... at the effects of TSPO ligand in young adult ... in aged mice when pathology was quite severe," said ... of Gerontology. "TSPO ligand reduced measures of pathology and ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Study links chemicals widely found in plastics and processed food to elevated blood pressure in children and teens 2Drugs found to both prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease in mice 2
... antibody targeting a well known cell surface protein inhibited ... of the disease that did not respond to hormone ... UCLA Department of Urology and UCLA,s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer ... N-cadherin, is up regulated or turned on in prostate ...
... This release is available in French . , Frank ... table would make people more aggressive, not less. After all, dont ... a game in hopes of pumping them up? And what about ... who dares take their meat away from them? Wouldnt that go ...
... Miss. A summit that,s both scientific conference and ... front lines of fighting obesity and related metabolic diseases ... sponsored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and ... the Jackson Convention Complex. Obesity and related ...
Cached Biology News:UCLA researchers discover a potential target for therapy for patients with a deadly prostate cancer 2UCLA researchers discover a potential target for therapy for patients with a deadly prostate cancer 3Caveman behavioral traits might kick in at Thanksgiving table before eating 2Global Obesity Summit 2010 in Jackson addresses growing epidemic at ground zero 2Global Obesity Summit 2010 in Jackson addresses growing epidemic at ground zero 3Global Obesity Summit 2010 in Jackson addresses growing epidemic at ground zero 4Global Obesity Summit 2010 in Jackson addresses growing epidemic at ground zero 5
(Date:5/23/2013)... 23, 2013 Can economic incentives such ... motivate members of the public to increase their donations ... Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Assistant Professor Mario ... to a large body of recent research that supports ... 24, 2013, issue of Science that the World Health ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 The maker community ... types of inventions. They focus on learning practical skills ... community gravitate toward bringing their ideas to life via ... Movement, works on making projects using biology. Glowing Plant ... plants to make them glow with bioluminescence genes, and ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... EXTON, Pa. , May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ ... leading research and advisory firms for specialized biopharmaceutical ... gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and infectious disease specialists reported that ... warehousing patients (e.g., intentionally delaying treatment) in anticipation ... physicians than six months ago, when only 6 ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 2013 Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" ... host a teleconference to discuss its First Quarter 2013 ... teleconference information is provided below: Date: Thursday, ... (EDT) Dial-in: (800) 875-3456 (U.S.); (800) 648-0973 ... VS22823 For those unable to participate in ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Offering Economic Incentives to Attract Blood Donations Should Be Encouraged, Research Team writes in Science 2Offering Economic Incentives to Attract Blood Donations Should Be Encouraged, Research Team writes in Science 3Glowing Plant Releases Maker Kit, Enabling Anyone to Make a Glowing Plant at Home 2The Majority of Physicians that Treat Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Have Begun "Warehousing" and Preparing Their HCV Patients for the Next Generation of HCV Treatments 2The Majority of Physicians that Treat Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Have Begun "Warehousing" and Preparing Their HCV Patients for the Next Generation of HCV Treatments 3Pressure BioSciences, Inc. to Discuss First Quarter 2013 Financial Results and Provide Business Update 2
... Cardium Health, AirLogix, and Work/Life Innovations into Next Generation ... ... Company, BEDFORD, Mass., March 4 CaseNET, Inc., a provider ... of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC ), has selected,the CaseNET platform ...
... - Two new independent non-executive directors added to Board with ... ... Eutick, OAM appointed independent non-executive Chairman, BRISBANE, Australia, March ... the,appointment of John Lee and Robert Williamson to the Company,s ...
... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 4 Sunesis,Pharmaceuticals, ... developing novel anticancer therapeutics, will present data at ... by the Society of,Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO). This year,s ... Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., Interim ...
Cached Biology Technology:Nurtur(TM) Selects CaseNET to Enable Integrated Health and Life Management Capabilities 2Progen Expands Board of Directors 2Progen Expands Board of Directors 3Progen Expands Board of Directors 4Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present Interim Phase 2 Data for SNS-595 at the 39th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer 2
Anti-Kusabira Orange Monoclonal Antibody Description: 100 g Research Focus: tag Storage: -20C Shipping Temperature: 4C...
Anti-Kusabira Orange Monoclonal Antibody Description: 100 g Research Focus: tag Storage: -20C Shipping Temperature: 4C...
Rabbit anti-NFkB p105/p50 (Ser337) Class: Antibody Product Group: Signalling molecules and phospho-specific Antibody...
Anti-Kusabira Orange Monoclonal Antibody Description: 100 g Research Focus: tag Storage: -20C Shipping Temperature: 4C...
Biology Products: