Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 11-21 , 22 November 2006

Detection and mapping of hippocampal abnormalities in autism

  • Rob Nicolson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, E2-601, London, Ontario, Canada N6C-2V5. Tel.: +1 519 685 8427; fax: +1 519 685 8595.
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  • Timothy J. DeVito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Christine N. Vidal

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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  • Yihong Sui

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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  • Kiralee M. Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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  • Dick J. Drost

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Peter C. Williamson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Nagalingam Rajakumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Arthur W. Toga

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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  • Paul M. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Received 7 September 2005 ,Revised 2 February 2006 ,Accepted 13 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.02.005

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 11-21 , 22 November 2006

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