Brain stimulation brings social side to autism

• Autores: Anil Ananthaswamy
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2941, 2013, pág. 15
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The first clinical trial aimed at boosting social skills in people with autism using magnetic brain stimulation has been completed--and the results are encouraging. "As a first clinical trial, this is an excellent start," says Lindsay Oberman of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston, who was not part of the study. People diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often find social interactions difficult. Previous studies have shown that a region of the brain called the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) is underactive in people with autism.