Bilateral temporal hypoperfusion at rest was recently described in autism. In normal adults, these regions are activated by listening to speech-like sounds. To investigate auditory cortical processing in autism, the authors performed a positron emission tomography activation study.
ERM 0205, Division of Life Sciences, Department of Medical Research, INSERM-CEA-Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, 4 place du Général Leclerc, 91406 Orsay, France.