Charles A. Nelson

Research director
Boston Children's Hospital

Charles A. Nelson is professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and director of research at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Developmental Medicine Center.

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How separating children from parents causes irreparable harm

By Charles A. Nelson
26 June 2018 | 4 min read
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Romanian orphans reveal clues to origins of autism

By Charles A. Nelson
25 April 2017 | 6 min read

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