Jennifer Breen is trainee clinical psychologist at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Jennifer Breen
Trainee clinical psychologist
University of London
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Tendency to ‘freeze’ may be measurable feature of autism
Many adolescents with autism experience catatonia, a quantifiable decline in motor ability.
Tendency to ‘freeze’ may be measurable feature of autism
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1 August 2017 | 4 min read
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To understand the brain as a network organ, we must image cortical layers
Human neuroscience research has largely overlooked this spatial scale—which bridges cells and brain areas. But new advances in functional MRI technology are changing that.
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Human neuroscience research has largely overlooked this spatial scale—which bridges cells and brain areas. But new advances in functional MRI technology are changing that.
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Laurentius Huber
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