Amygdala Involvement in Autism: Early Postnatal Changes, But What Are the Behavioral Consequences?

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David G Amaral et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;179(8):522-524.

doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220509.

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.

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Keywords: Amygdala; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Caudate; Fragile X Syndrome; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Neuroimaging.

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Subcortical Brain Development in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome: Evidence for Dynamic, Age- and Disorder-Specific Trajectories in Infancy.
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