The human specific cognitive shift starts around the age of 2 years with the onset of self-
awareness, and continues with extraordinary increase in cognitive capacities during early …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental connectivity disorder characterized by cortical network
disorganization and imbalance in excitation/inhibition. However, little is known about the …

Abnormalities in the processes of the generation and/or pruning of dendritic spines have
been implicated in several mental disorders including autism and schizophrenia. We have …

The phenotype of neurons and their connections depend on complex genetic and
epigenetic processes that regulate the expression of genes in the nucleus during …

The cerebral cortex undergoes protracted maturation during human development and
exemplifies how biology and environment are inextricably intertwined in the construction of …

The etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is complex and largely unclear. Among
various lines of inquiry, many have suggested convergence onto disruptions in both neural …

The last decades of neuroimaging research has revealed atypical development of intrinsic
functional connectivity within and between large-scale cortical networks in autism spectrum …

The early development of cortical circuitry provides the biological substrate for human
cognitive and psychological maturation. Neuronal circuitry of the human frontal cortex …

A pivotal period in human brain and behavioral development occurs in the first years of life.
These years are normally characterized by a degree and variety of neuroanatomical change …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by altered development of the social brain
with prominent atypical features in the fronto‐temporo‐parietal cortex and cerebellum. Early …