Maternal health during pregnancy plays a major role in shaping health and disease risks in
the offspring. The maternal immune activation hypothesis proposes that inflammatory …

Almost 60 years have passed since the initial discovery by Hubel and Wiesel that changes
in neuronal activity can elicit developmental rewiring of the central nervous system (CNS) …

Inflammation is increasingly recognized as a cause or consequence of common problems of
humanity including obesity, stress, depression, pollution and disease states such as …

Autism spectrum disorder (autism) is a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
conditions characterized by early childhood-onset impairments in communication and social …

Post-mortem studies allow for the direct investigation of brain tissue in those with autism and
related disorders. Several review articles have focused on aspects of post-mortem …

Most previous studies have focused on the toxicity of microplastics on aquatic organisms.
However, research on nanoplastics is still limited and poses significant threat to aquatic …

Gene networks have yielded numerous neurobiological insights, yet an integrated view
across brain regions is lacking. We leverage RNA sequencing in 864 samples representing …

The toxicity of nanoplastics to aquatic organisms has been widely studied in terms of
biochemical indicators. However, there is little discussion about the underlying toxic …

FR Volkmar (ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, https://doi. org/10.1007/978-
3-319-91280-6 home that may be poisonous. Both at home and school, the Poison Control …

A narrative assessment is the analysis of a story told by an individual to assess language
and communication. A narrative can be used to measure pragmatic language use because it …