Interesting article
http://www.iflscience.com/brain/children-autism-have-extra-synapses-their-brains
Basically synaptic pruning is when the brain recognizes valid connections between synapses and lets the ones that don't make good connections die off.
Autistic kids don't get that, which can explain some stuff.
http://www.iflscience.com/brain/children-autism-have-extra-synapses-their-brains
Basically synaptic pruning is when the brain recognizes valid connections between synapses and lets the ones that don't make good connections die off.
Autistic kids don't get that, which can explain some stuff.