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UCLA professor studies infants’ brains for autism research - Daily Bruin

UCLA professor studies infants’ brains for autism research

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Rates of autism are on the rise, with 1 in 50 American children being diagnosed as affected by the disorder. Dr. Susan Bookheimer, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the David Geffen School of Medicine and recipient of an Autism Centers of Excellence Center Grant, is scanning the brains of infants, searching to find which areas are affected, with the hopes of devising methods of treatment.

https://dailybruin.com/2014/02/25/ucla-professor-studies-infants-brains-for-autism-research/

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UCLA professor studies infants’ brains for autism research

By Chirag Govardhan

Feb. 25, 2014 12:01 a.m.