Brain connections in people with autism show more symmetry between hemispheres.
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Divvying up tasks between the left and right hemispheres of the brain is one of the hallmarks of typical brain development.
The left hemisphere, for instance, is involved in analyzing specific details of a situation, while the right hemisphere is more important for integrating all the various streams of information coming into the brain. A new study by neuropsychologists at San Diego State University suggests that in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the brains’ hemispheres are less likely to specialize one way or another.
The finding gives further insight into how brain development in people with ASD contributes to the disorder’s cognitive characteristics.