Anna Gui is a postdoctoral researcher in psychological sciences at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck, University of London in the United Kingdom.
Anna Gui
Postdoctoral researcher
Birkbeck, University of London
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Connecting autism-linked genetic variation to infant social behavior
Integrating genetic analyses into studies of babies’ brain development could help us understand how autism-related genes contribute to autism traits.
Connecting autism-linked genetic variation to infant social behavior
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10 August 2021 | 5 min read
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