Autism – A Neurodevelopmental Journey from Genes to Behaviour

00 preface_Autism - A Neurodevelopmental Journey from Genes to Behaviour......Page 1
01 Abnormal Developmental Trajectories of White Matter in Autism - The Contribution of MRI......Page 15
02 GABAergic Dysfunction in Autism and Epilepsy......Page 39
03 GABA and Glutamate Receptors of the Autistic Brain......Page 63
04 The Biochemical Basis of Autistic Behavior and Pathology......Page 79
05 Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 105
06 Adenosine and Autism - Recent Research and a New Perspective......Page 117
07 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorders – Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets......Page 137
08 Identifying Variations Within Unstable Regions of the Genome Reveal Autism Associated Patterns......Page 161
09 Genome-Wide Association Studies of Copy Number Variation in Autism Spectrum Disorder......Page 179
10 A Missense Mutation in CD38 Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Three Pedigrees......Page 197
11 Brain Oxytocin is a Main Regulator of Prosocial Behaviour - Link to Psychopathology......Page 211
12 Environmental Factors in the Aetiology of Autism – Lessons from Animals Prenatally Exposed to Valproic Acid......Page 227
13 Environmentally Induced Oxidative Stress and Disruption of Brain Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 265
14 Perinatal Immune Activation and Risk of Autism......Page 281
15 Immune System and Neurotrophic Factors in Autism......Page 303
16 Autoimmunity in Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 313
17 Vaccines and Autism – An Unlikely Connection......Page 333
18 Immune Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder......Page 357
19 Impaired Oral Tolerance in ASD Children with Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) – Altered Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in ASD Children Recovered from FPIES in Comparison with non-ASD/FPIES and ASD/non-FPIES Children......Page 383
20 Clinical Evaluations on the Diagnosis of Autism......Page 399
21 Loneliness and Silence in Autism - Implications for Psychotherapy......Page 425
22 Mnesic Imbalance and the Neuroanatomy of Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 439
23 Behavioral and Electrophysiological Characterization of Induced Neural Plasticity in the Autistic Brain......Page 459
24 Connecting Electroencephalography Profiles with the Gamma-Amino-Butyric Acid (GABA) Neuropathology of Autism as a Prelude to Treatment......Page 477