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Brain imaging of patients with autism shows substantial differences in the brain’s serotonin system – Mental Daily
The new research uncovered distinct brain differences in the brain’s serotonin system of patients with autism.
Researchers at the Swedish Karolinska Institutet initiated brain imaging tests in patients with autism spectrum disorder and uncovered distinct brain differences in the brain’s serotonin system. Their findings appeared in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Psychiatry.
According to researchers, people with autism tend to have lower levels of a protein responsible for the regulation of serotonin in the brain. As part of their new study, positron emission tomography tests were conducted to spot d…
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