The Neurobiology of Autism (The Johns Hopkins Series in Psychiatry and Neuroscience)

By Margaret L. Bauman

Book Overview

In the decade since the first edition of The Neurobiology of Autism was published, research has revealed valuable new information about the nature and origins of autism, including genetics and abnormalities in such neurotransmitters as acetylcholine and serotonin. For this long-anticipated second edition, neurologists Margaret Bauman and Thomas Kemper bring together leading researchers and clinicians to present the most current scientific knowledge and theories about autism. The contributors cover genetics, imaging studies, physiology, neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, immunology, brain function, the epidemiology of the disease, and related disorders. Thoroughly updated, The Neurobiology of Autism remains the best single-volume work on the wide array of research being conducted into the causes, characteristics, and treatment of autism. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801847648
• ISBN13: 9780801847646
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"