Scott Murray

Associate professor
University of Washington

Scott Murray is professor of psychology at the University of Washington.

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Spectrum

Visual system may offer glimpse of autism’s effects in brain

By Michael-Paul Schallmo, Scott Murray
25 October 2016 | 6 min read

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