Dr Chakravarty publishes important study on autism in journal Molecular Psychiatry

A step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorder.

Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all group, despite significant differences in symptom profile and severity. Further muddying the waters when trying to understand and treat ASD, many previous studies show significant variability in findings.

A new study, led by researchers at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, set out to settle some of the discrepancies related to brain anatomy and ASD, employing a large dataset to obtain their findings. Their results were published recently in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Read the article in Med e-News here.