Autism and Abnormal Development of Brain Connectivity

Matthew K Belmonte
Greg Allen
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener
Lisa M Boulanger
Ruth A Carper
Sara Jane Webb

Journal of Neuroscience 24(42):9228-9231 (20 October 2004)

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  1. Baron-Cohen S, Knickmeyer RC, Belmonte MK. Sex differences in the brain: Implications for explaining autism. Science 310(5749):819-823 (4 November 2005).
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