Christine Wu Nordahl

Assistant professor
University of California, Davis

Christine Wu Nordahl is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute.

From this contributor

Spectrum

Early brain enlargement augurs distinct form of autism

By Christine Wu Nordahl
11 April 2017 | 5 min read
Spectrum

Questions for Nordahl, Mello: Scans for children with autism

By Jessica Wright
19 July 2016 | 6 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.
Spectrum

Charting typical brain development

By Christine Wu Nordahl
20 December 2013 | 3 min read

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