David Amaral is distinguished professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute.

David Amaral
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Autism BrainNet
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‘Prototypical autism’ research is likely a dead end
Efforts to define “frank” or “classic” forms of the condition build on several assumptions that the science has not yet borne out.

‘Prototypical autism’ research is likely a dead end
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A new network of brain banks aims to collect and disburse tissue donations to U.S. autism researchers.

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