Figure 5
Graphs demonstrate changes of the mean neuronal volume in three age groups of autistic and control individuals. In from 4- to 8-year-old autistic subjects, the mean neuronal soma volume is significantly less (p < 0.05) in 14 of 16 examined brain regions (marked with black arrows) than in age-matched controls. The number of regions with significant deficit of neuronal soma volume decreases to three in autistic teenagers/young adults and to four regions in 36 to 60 years-old autistic individuals.