Anya Leonova
Postdoctoral fellow
MIT
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Vision as gateway for understanding autism
Impairments in vision, even if they don’t cause autism, are likely to be manifestations of underlying neural abnormalities, says Pawan Sinha, professor of vision and founder of the humanitarian organization Project Prakash.
Vision as gateway for understanding autism
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