New research suggests that a special MRI technique can spot
abnormal connections in the brains of preschoolers with autism.
They then injected onyx, an embolization material, to close off
the abnormal connections in her veins and arteries.
Brain scans reveal
abnormal connections in the brain.
Not exact matches
Many people with autism spectrum disorder also have an enhanced sensitivity to stimuli such as sounds or touch, and there's mounting evidence that
abnormal brain
connections — more
in some regions, fewer
in others — might play a significant role.
In mice engineered to lack the protein, the
abnormal connections remained, suggesting BMP4 is key to the trimming (PLoS Biology, DOI: 10.1371 / journal.pbio.1001013).
In their analysis, the researchers demonstrated lymphatic congestion within the liver and leakage of the liver lymph into the duodenum, mostly through
abnormal lymphatic
connections.
The disease is largely attributed to an
abnormal buildup of proteins, which can form amyloid beta plaques and tangles
in the brain that trigger inflammation and result
in the loss of brain
connections called synapses, the effect most strongly associated with cognitive decline.
Feng studies proteins that form the synaptic
connections between neurons, and his original goal was simply to see whether defects
in such proteins could cause
abnormal behavior.
«We need a range of models to learn about the
connections among genes, molecules, cells, synapses and circuits
in normal and
abnormal cognition and behavior, and to help us understand the risks of particular patients,» says the Broad Institute's Steven Hyman.
The researchers found these muscle contractions are
abnormal in POMT mutants because their neurons do not make proper
connections in the nervous system.
In India one is considered
abnormal if we don't own a xiaomi phone and a Jio
connection.