Consensus paper: language and the cerebellum: an ongoing enigma

P Mariën, H Ackermann, M Adamaszek, CHS Barwood… - The Cerebellum, 2014 - Springer
In less than three decades, the concept “cerebellar neurocognition” has evolved from a mere
afterthought to an entirely new and multifaceted area of neuroscientific research. A close …

Consensus paper: pathological role of the cerebellum in autism

SH Fatemi, KA Aldinger, P Ashwood, ML Bauman… - The Cerebellum, 2012 - Springer
There has been significant advancement in various aspects of scientific knowledge
concerning the role of cerebellum in the etiopathogenesis of autism. In the current …

Close interrelation of motor development and cognitive development and of the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex

A Diamond - Child development, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Motor development and cognitive development may be fundamentally interrelated. Contrary
to popular notions that motor development begins and ends early, whereas cognitive …

Brain growth across the life span in autism: age-specific changes in anatomical pathology

E Courchesne, K Campbell, S Solso - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Autism is marked by overgrowth of the brain at the earliest ages but not at older ages when
decreases in structural volumes and neuron numbers are observed instead. This has led to …

Unusual brain growth patterns in early life in patients with autistic disorder: an MRI study

E Courchesne, CM Karns, HR Davis, R Ziccardi… - Neurology, 2001 - neurology.org
Objective: To quantify developmental abnormalities in cerebral and cerebellar volume in
autism. Methods: The authors studied 60 autistic and 52 normal boys (age, 2 to 16 years) …

Autism and pervasive developmental disorders

FR Volkmar, C Lord, A Bailey… - Journal of child …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The quantity and quality of research into autism and related conditions have increased
dramatically in recent years. Consequently we selectively review key accomplishments and …

The neuropathology of autism: defects of neurogenesis and neuronal migration, and dysplastic changes

J Wegiel, I Kuchna, K Nowicki, H Imaki, J Wegiel… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
Autism is characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations including qualitative
impairments in social interactions and communication, and repetitive and stereotyped …

Map** early brain development in autism

E Courchesne, K Pierce, CM Schumann, E Redcay… - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
Although the neurobiology of autism has been studied for more than two decades, the
majority of these studies have examined brain structure 10, 20, or more years after the onset …

Towards a neuroanatomy of autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of structural magnetic resonance imaging studies

AC Stanfield, AM McIntosh, MD Spencer… - European …, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundStructural brain abnormalities have been described in autism but studies are
often small and contradictory. We aimed to identify which brain regions can reliably be …

Decreased connectivity and cerebellar activity in autism during motor task performance

SH Mostofsky, SK Powell, DJ Simmonds, MC Goldberg… - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Although motor deficits are common in autism, the neural correlates underlying the
disruption of even basic motor execution are unknown. Motor deficits may be some of the …