Godavarthi at microscope (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Godavarthi at microscope

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The study’s lead author, Assistant Project Scientist Swetha Godavarthi, and colleagues investigated neurotransmitter expression in the medial prefrontal cortex, a brain area often affected in individuals diagnosed with ASD.

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Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications

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