Manuel Casanova is professor of biomedical sciences and SmartState Endowed Chair in Translational Childhood Neurotherapeutics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Greenville Health System.
Manuel Casanova
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University of South Carolina
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How the autonomic nervous system may govern anxiety in autism
The branch of the nervous system that regulates subconscious bodily processes such as breathing and digestion may play a key role in autism.
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14 January 2020 | 4 min read
Analyzing postmortem brains for autism? Proceed with caution
Any study of postmortem brains must control for artifacts, which are pervasive in brain tissue.
Analyzing postmortem brains for autism? Proceed with caution
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