AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2018·4 min readVasopressin a Possible Biomarker for Social Deficits in ASDA new study that used rhesus macaques with low levels of sociability revealed the animals had reduced levels of vasopressin in their cerebral spinal fluid, as did children diagnosed with ASD.Read More
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