Brain MR Spectroscopy in Autism Spectrum Disorder- the GABA excitatory/inhibitory imbalance theory revisited

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) from voxels placed in the left anterior cingulate cortex was measured from 14 boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and 24 gender and age-matched typically developing (TD) control group. Our main aims were to compare the concentration of γ-aminobutyric acid...

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Main Authors: Maiken Kirkegaard Brix, Lars eErsland, Kenneth eHugdahl, Renate eGrüner, Maj-Britt ePosserud, Åsa eHammar, Alexander R Craven, Ralph eNoeske, C. John eEvans, Hanne Bjørg eWalker, Tore eMidtvedt, Mona K Beyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
ASD
MRS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00365/full